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TWIN CITIES PADS | FUNDRAISING

Crucial holiday drive underway Fundraiser vital to shelter’s outreach

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570

STERLING – Twin Cities PADS has worked harder to reach out to the community, and in turn, has found many helping hands extended to the homeless shelter.

The holiday season is the most important time of year for the shelter’s fundraising activities.

The community has embraced one of the shelter’s Christmas events so generously that it has developed into a key fundraiser.

A few years ago, the shelter

started raising money to put some of its people up at the Days Inn hotel in Rock Falls.

Volunteers take them there about 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve, and they celebrate the holiday at the hotel for the next 2 days.

PADS director Myles Newberry said the event has gained more support every year.

“In addition to the hotel stay, we have been able to buy them boots, socks, shoes and clothing as gifts,” Newberry said.

“This has turned into a wonderful fundraiser for us.”

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How to help The shelter is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 1 through April 1. Donations can be brought or mailed to Twin Cities PADS, 111 E. 29th St., Sterling IL 61081.

It’s a good idea to call first before coming in, at 815-6262210. Donations also can be made on the shelter’s website twincitiespads.org. Those interested in volunteering can sign up on the website.

To reach Executive Director Myles Newberry, call 815-5356886 or email him at mylesnewberry.pads@gmail.com.

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Debbie Harms carries food over for the residents at PADS on Dec. 1 in Sterling. First Christian Church volunteers helped prepare and serve a meal for the homeless shelter’s clients.

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DIXON

Salute to those missing in action

Bill keys on ‘private’ dialogue Lawmakers address eavesdropping law nixed by high court

BY JOHN O’CONNOR (AP) AP Political Writer

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – It sounded like the opening to a joke.

In actuality, Sen. Chapin Rose was eliciting a description of protections and restrictions in an Illinois eavesdropping proposal to replace a law declared unconstitutional last spring, but which detractors contend allows law enforcement officials to infringe on personal privacy.

“If you have two people having a conversation in a bar,” the Mahomet Republican began, “and someone walks up and says, ‘I want to record you,’ and they say, ‘No,’ then what?”

The third party may record without permission, responded Sen. Kwame Raoul, the Chicago Democrat who sponsored the proposal. Rose persisted. What if it’s on the street, and he pulls a buddy aside for a private conversation?

“I advise that the two individuals take their conversation elsewhere,” Raoul said, “where they can have a better expectation of privacy.”

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Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

TOP: Red and green bulbs were lit Saturday night at the Rock River Valley POW/MIA chapter’s annual ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Dixon. The red bulbs represent soldiers who are still missing in action, and the green bulbs represent those who have been found, or about whom questions have been answered.

ABOVE: Paul Wilson of Dixon reads a list of POW/MIAs on Saturday night during the tree-lighting ceremony.

RIGHT: Grace DeBord, 9, of Dixon lights a candle during the POW/MIA ceremony. DeBord accompanied her grandfather, who wanted her to be there to witness and learn about the ceremony.

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POLICE Sterling Police Erica L. Hartzell, 21, of Sterling; 4:45 a.m. Saturday at Sixth Avenue and 28th Street; speeding; driver’s license posted as bond.

Evan J. Habben, 31, of Sterling; 11:41 a.m. Saturday at Third Avenue and 12th Street; warrant for carry/display license; new charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a hypodermic syringe, and possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Kristi Johnson, 48, of Walnut; 8:42 a.m. Saturday at Freeport Road and East Fourth Street; speeding; given notice to appear.

Robert A. Bardsley, 45, of Rockford; 11:13 a.m.

Saturday at West Third Street and Avenue K; no seat belt; driver’s license posted as bond.

Allen J. Ryan, 21, of Camanche, Iowa; 9 p.m.

Friday at East 14th Street and Second Avenue; operating an uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear.

Jessica M. Hunter, 33, of Sterling; 2:18 a.m. Saturday at First Avenue Bridge; speeding; driver’s license posted as bond.

Lisa A. Klomann, 56, of Rock Falls; 4:51 p.m. Saturday at East Fourth Street and 19th Avenue; operating an uninsured motor vehicle; given a notice to appear.

Girl, 16, of Sterling; 8:28 p.m. Saturday at East Third Street and 15th Avenue; speeding; posted driver’s license as bond.

Matthew A. Donoho, 26, of Dixon; 9:47 p.m.

Saturday at East Fourth Street and 12th Avenue; no insurance; given notice to appear.

Dixon Police Celia FernandezBurmudez, 35, of Dixon; 10:41 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of West Second Street; driving while license revoked; posted bond and given a notice to appear.

Meka J. Sigmon, 39, of Chicago; 9:18 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of North Galena Avenue; driving while license suspended and speeding; given a notice to appear.

Whiteside County Sheriff Michael S. King, 23, of Lyndon; 4:20 p.m. Saturday in Prophetstown; possession of cannabis, less than 2.5 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, and expired registration sticker; given notice to appear.

Tiffany A. Kochevar, 27, of Prophetstown; 3:30 p.m.

Saturday in Prophetstown; operating an uninsured vehicle, warning for expired

registration; posted bond.

Clayton M. Thompson, 29, of Prophetstown; 3:20 p.m. Saturday in Prophetstown; no front registration plate warning, operating an uninsured vehicle; posted bond.

Lukus A. Hicks, 18, of Polo; 2:20 p.m. Saturday in Prophetstown; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear for driving while license suspended charge; posted bond and given notice to appear.

Emily A. Franks, 22, of Prophetstown; 2:12 p.m.

Saturday in Prophetstown; expired registration citation.

Colt A. Bender, 20, of Prophetstown; 2:12 p.m.

Saturday in Prophetstown; possession of cannabis, less than 2.5 grams; given notice to appear.

Ernest M. Bryan, 34, of Prophetstown; 2:05 p.m.

Saturday in Prophetstown; illegal operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the roadway, and driving while license suspended; given notice to appear.

Marcus W. Terbush, 28, of Tampico; 1:50 p.m.

Saturday in Prophetstown; operating an uninsured vehicle, failure to secure a child younger than 8, and no seat belt; warning for registration violations and released on bond.

Girl, 17, of Sterling; 10:25 a.m. Saturday in rural Sterling; suspended registration; released to an adult and given notice to appear.

Michael W. Craft, 45, of Prophetstown; 9:11 a.m.

Saturday near Sterling; driving while license suspended, citation for expired registration stickers; given a notice to appear.

Maurice D. Barfield, 28, of Chicago; 1:33 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 88; speeding, driving while license suspended; taken to Whiteside County Jail and given a notice to appear.

Kelly L. Williamson, 40, of Morrison; 7:24 p.m. Dec. 1 in Morrison; outstanding Whiteside County warrant; multiple forgery charges, more charges pending.

Misty L. Clevenger, 43, of Rock Falls; 1:40 p.m. Dec. 1 at First Avenue and 10th Street; failure to signal, no valid driver’s license, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Andrew V. Dacon, 22, of Rock Island; 6:16 a.m.

Dec. 1 on I-88; two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, and littering; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

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Chlorine gas leak sickens 19 Many were in town for annual furries convention at hotel ROSEMONT (AP) – Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention who were ushered across the street to a convention center that was hosting a dog show.

Nineteen people who became nauseous or dizzy were treated at local hospitals, and at least 18 were released shortly thereafter.

The source of the gas was chlorine powder left in a ninth-floor stairwell at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, according to the Rosemont Public Safety Department.

Investigators believe the gas was created intentionally and are treating it as a criminal matter.

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People walk on the street Sunday outside of the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont. Thousands were evacuated after a chlorine gas leak at the hotel hosting the 2014 Midwest FurFest convention, where attendees dress as animals to celebrate art, literature and performance.

The hotel is hosting the 2014 Midwest FurFest convention, also called “Anthrocon,” where attendees celebrate animals that are anthropomorphic – meaning they’ve been given human characteristics – through art, literature and performance.

Many of the attendees, who refer to themselves as

STERLING

Bomb squad called for box on rail car Parcel turns out empty, police say

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570

STERLING – A Winnebago County bomb squad was called in to investigate a package on a rail car just west of town Saturday morning.

About 5:50 a.m., Sterling Police responded to a report of a suspiciouslooking package in a rail car that was on the tracks south of the 2800 block of West Fourth Street.

Police said the report was called in by a Union Pacific Railroad employee, who told them that the box was not the type of package that is usually seen on the rail cars.

The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department also responded to the site,

helping police evacuate and block off the area until the Winnebago County Sheriff’s bomb unit could get there.

Sterling Police said the box turned out to be empty.

The Sterling Fire Department and the Union Pacific Railroad Police were also called to the investigation scene.

Authorities were on the scene until about 11 a.m.

Saturday.

The Winnebago County bomb unit is staffed by a coordinator and six certified technicians.

The squad covers most of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, the unit receives between 60 and 80 calls a year about possible hazardous devices.

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Gregg Roushia, 46, of Nevada; Friday; driving while license revoked; posted bond and given notice to appear.

Douglas Strong, 31, of Oregon; Friday; failure to appear in court; posted bond.

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“furries,” wore cartoonish animal outfits.

They said they come for fun, but also for the spiritual and artistic aspects of the convention, during which they celebrate animal characters from movies, TV shows, comic books, video games and characters they create themselves. Anthrocon

conventions typically draw thousands of participants from around the world, many dressed in costumes that they say can cost as much as $3,000.

Guests were allowed to return a few hours later after the hotel had been decontaminated, and by mid-morning, the furries were pouring back into the hotel for more activities, to chat with each other and to make their way to a outdoor courtyard, where they took part in a group exercise session, with foxes, dragons and other characters getting an aerobic workout.

“We ask you to continue to be patient, and remember that the volunteers who make Midwest FurFest happen intend to give 110 percent to make sure that the fun, friendship, and good times ... overshadow last night’s unfortunate incident,” organizers said in a statement posted on the group’s website. Organizers declined to discuss the matter in person.

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SPIRITS, CHRISTMAS TREE BRIGHT IN DOWNTOWN STERLING

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

LEFT: Sterling’s Christmas tree is officially lit up Saturday evening at Grandon Civic Center in Sterling. RIGHT: Annie Chattic of Sterling sings “Oh Holy Night� on Saturday evening during the lighting of the Christmas tree during the Seasonal Sights and Sounds Christmas Walk.

Youths give hope for shelter’s future PADS

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Newberry said that as word spread about the holiday event at the hotel, many parts of the community have come together to make each one a little better. “The hotel has helped us with the costs, and last year, when we went to shop for items at Kohl’s, they told us we were chosen as recipient of the day, and we got everything free,� Newberry said.

Some PADS clients even received gas cards, so they could get home to family for the holidays.

The shelter’s holiday drive, by far its most important fundraising time of the year, begins in earnest Dec. 1. So far this shelter season, which begins Oct. 1 and ends April 1, 23 people have been helped by Twin Cities PADS. That puts the shelter on pace with last year’s client total of 65. “We have been very successful this year in getting people the help they need, so their stays have been short,� Newberry said. “Other agencies have stepped in, and they are getting back on their feet again.�

The holiday campaign is

THOMSON

Fundraiser to help orphanage in Haiti

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570

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First Christian Church volunteers sit with PADS client advocate Robert Enlow on Dec. 1 in Sterling. based on a general plea for everyone to donate $5 to the shelter. Newberry said the drive has morphed into much more. “Many people have taken it upon themselves to do a PADS fundraiser instead of the traditional Christmas party at work,� he said. “Some have donated basic items for the shelter, and others have given cash.�

Cash is the biggest need now, because the shelter is raising money for the holiday hotel stays. Gift cards, especially for grocers, work well, as perishable items can be purchased as needed. The shelter, which

has a maximum capacity of 28, is gearing up for January, its busiest month.

Newberry said he is excited by the growing youth volunteer base the shelter is building. It gives him hope for the organization’s future in the community.

In the past 3 years, the Newman Key Club has raised nearly $3,000 for PADS. In October, a group of students from the Rock Falls High School Junior Optimist Club slept outdoors in cardboard boxes while collecting money and items for the homeless.

The Hiking For The Homeless fundraiser, a 4-mile

walk and fun fair, was the brainchild of several recent graduates of Sterling and Newman high schools. “Youth groups from the churches and schools have volunteered so much time this year,� he said. “They are passionate about their involvement to the point where they even come in and help us when they are home from college.�

THOMSON – Two local businesses are sponsoring a fundraiser for an orphanage in Haiti that will include the executive director of its ministry and a local show choir.

The Christmas dinner is planned for Tuesday at the Heirloom Market & CafĂŠ, 2200 state Route 84 in Thomson. It will benefit the Heart of God Haiti orphanage, a nondenominational ministry for children in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

The event will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6. After dinner, Heart of God Executive Director David Young will speak, and at 7 p.m., the Fulton High School Show Choir will perform.

Young and his wife, Julie, have two sons. A

son from Haiti joined the family after surviving the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port au Prince.

David Young is a CPA, and served in the U.S. Army Reserves for more than 27 years, recently retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and a Combat Action Badge.

The appetizer menu will feature meatballs, a vegetable tray, and cheese and crackers. Dinner will include blueberryapple salad, turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sautĂŠed green beans, rolls, and bread pudding.

Tickets for the event are $30. The fundraiser is sponsored by the Heirloom Market & CafĂŠ and Solutions From Science.

For more information, call 815-259-0125, or visit theheirloommarket. com/event/heart-of-godchristmas-fundraiser.

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OBITUARIES Kenneth F. Duhm BETTENDORF, Iowa – Kenneth Frank Duhm, 87, a resident of Bettendorf, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at his home.

Born on Feb. 11, 1927, in Sterling, Ken was the son of Frank William and Arline Eva (Loux) Duhm.

He married Maxine Joyce Rock on Feb. 26, 1971, in Moline.

A graduate of Sterling High School, Ken was the Illinois discus champion in 1944. He was inducted into the Sterling High School Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 1, 2000.

After high school, Ken served his country in the Navy during World War II. He worked for the Sterling Police Department prior to his career as a communications serviceman for Illinois Bell.

His memberships included St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf; Early Morning Lodge 672 in Bettendorf, and Rock River Lodge 612, AF and AM in Sterling; Tel-Com Pioneers; endowment member of the National Rifle Association; Hawkeye Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club; Yellowstone Association; Putnam Museum; Friends of Vander Veer; American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars; and the Moline Pistol Club, Bettendorf Gun Club, Milan Rifle Club, and Rock Island Arsenal Marksmen Club.

He was a founder of the Fort Armstrong Chapter

of National Campers and Hikers Association.

Ken enjoyed traveling, photography and flying, and held a private pilot’s license. He was an expert marksman and enjoyed competitive pistol shooting.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Maxine; children, Pamela Wilkerson of Davenport, and Kenneth David (Marceia) Duhm of Moline; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a brother, Elwin Albert Duhm of Grand Haven, Michigan; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Donald Wayne Duhm.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Funeral services celebrating his life will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf. A Masonic service will be held at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. Private burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran Church or UnityPoint Hospice. Ken’s family would like to give special thanks to Carla Duncan of Home Instead Senior Care for all of the support and care she provided.

Visit mcginnis-chambers.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Howard E. Hansen of Dixon, 9:30-11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Michael Helm of Rock Falls, noon-1 p.m. at Firehouse of God Ministries in Sterling.

Mary Lou Smith of Rochelle, 4-7 p.m. at First General Baptist Church in Rochelle.

Joan Mae Hart of Rochelle, 5-7 p.m. at UngerHorner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

Today’s funerals: Howard E. Hansen of Dixon, 11 a.m. at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Beatrice B. Ricedorf, formerly of Rock Falls and Dixon, 11 a.m. graveside service at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

Michael Helm of Rock Falls, 1 p.m. memorial service at Firehouse of God Ministries in Sterling.

Tuesday visitations: John A. Erkan of Mount Morris, 10-11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Alice F. Longan of Dixon, noon-1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Kenneth Frank Duhm of Bettendorf, Iowa, 5-7 p.m. at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.

Tuesday funerals: Mary Lou Smith of Rochelle, 10 a.m. at First General Baptist Church in Rochelle.

Joan Mae Hart of Rochelle, 10 a.m. at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

John A. Erkan of Mount Morris, 11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Alice F. Longan of Dixon, memorial service at 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Joyce A. Naylor Colwell of Sun City, Arizona, 11 a.m. at Lakeview Methodist Church in Sun City, Arizona.

Wednesday visitation: Jody Dean Rhea of Rock Falls, 9:30-10:15 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Wednesday funeral: Kenneth Frank Duhm of Bettendorf, Iowa, 11 a.m.

Wednesday at St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf.

Thursday visitation: Betty J. Heller of Hooppole and Geneseo, 10-11 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church in Hooppole.

Thursday funerals: Jody Dean Rhea of Rock Falls, 10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Betty J. Heller of Hooppole and Geneseo, 11 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church in Hooppole.

Friday visitation: Richard L. “Dick” Short, formerly of Milledgeville, gathering of family and friends, 4-6 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Milledgeville.

Friday funeral: Richard L. “Dick” Short, formerly of Milledgeville, 6 p.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Milledgeville.

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ROCHELLE – Joan Mae Hart, 81, of Rochelle, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at Franklin Grove Nursing Home, with her family at her side.

She was born April 18, 1933, in Sublette, the daughter of Clarence and Hazel Utz Sword. Joan retired from Del Monte.

She is survived by her son, Mark Hart of Rochelle; daughter, Wendy Johnson of Rochelle; four grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Glen Sword and Bob Sword.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Ashton Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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DIXON – Alice F. Longan, 70, of Dixon, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.

Alice was born Nov. 25, 1944, in West Brooklyn, the daughter of Alban and Frances (Miller) Saunders Sr. She married Thomas L. Longan on May 5, 1969, in Oregon. He preceded her in death on Dec. 11, 2011.

She had worked for Dixon Developmental Center, and then the Jack Mabley Center, for 33 years prior to her retirement. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Survivors include a son, Cameron (Lynn) Longan of Dixon; a daughter, Kim (Mike Bolhous) Ford of Dixon; five grandchildren, Steven Ford, Jenna, Keen-

an, and Holden Longan, all of Dixon, and Andrew Ford of Peoria; a great-granddaughter, Hana Ford; five sisters, Barbara Roos of Dixon, Carolyn (Joe) Como of Dixon, Patti (John) Berge of Sterling, Charlotte (Joe) Hodder of DeKalb, and Eula (Helmut) Schmidt of Dixon; and a brother, Leroy (Peg) Saunders of Oregon.

She also was preceded in death by a brother, Alban Saunders Jr. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, and memorial services at 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon, with Rev. Frank Langholf, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.

A memorial fund has been established.

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Joyce A. Naylor Colwell SUN CITY, Ariz. – Joyce Arlene Naylor Colwell, 76, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014.

Born April 6,1938, in Wayne County, Illinois, she graduated in 1956 from Rochelle High School.

She married Galen Dale Naylor, of Franklin Grove, in 1959. With their two children, Sara and Jim, they moved to Phoenix in 1971. Dale, a plumber, passed away in 1991.

Dale and Joyce enjoyed square dancing, and Joyce was a multiple square dance caller.

Sara blessed Joyce with a granddaughter, Amanda, in 1993. She was the apple of Joyce’s eye.

Joyce moved from Paradise Valley to Sun City, and remarried in 1999,

to Dr. Arthur Colwell.

They lived in Sun City, and moved in 2006 to Royal Oaks Retirement Life Care.

Joyce enjoyed singing in her church choir, sewing, cooking and baking. Joyce and Art enjoyed singing and playing jazz music together and spending their summers at their Dewey, Arizona, home.

Joyce is survived by her daughter, Sara (Dan) Murray; granddaughter, Amanda; her son, Jim (Cindy) Naylor; two sisters, Jean Hammil and Barbara (Jack) Inman; and a brother, Chuck (Jean) Hammil.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lakeview Methodist Church, 10298 Thunderbird, Sun City, Arizona.

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Augustus C. Paisley FULTON – Augustus Charles “Gus” Paisley, 27, of Fulton, formerly of Thomson, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at his home.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson is handling funeral arrangements.

Paul A. Seymour SAVANNA – Paul Anton Seymour, 73, of Savanna, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna is handling arrangements.

ROCK FALLS – Jody Dean Rhea, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Dixon Health Care Center.

She was born Feb. 8, 1928, in Seven Mile Ford, Virginia, the daughter of James Moses and Cora (Hicks) Dean. She married Lewis Rhea on Oct. 30, 1957, in Marion, Virginia.

Jody had worked 30 years at the former Anixter in Rock Falls.

Survivors include her daughter, Donna (Michael) Johnson Sr. of Rock Falls; four grandchildren, Michael Johnson Jr., Richard (Beth)

Ruth L. Vogel

Johnson and Beth Johnson (Mike Peppers), all of Sterling, and Mark (Tina) Johnson of Rock Falls; nine great-grandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, and four sisters.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., and the funeral at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave. in Rock Falls, with Rev. Dalmus Meeks officiating. Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

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FULTON – Ruth L. Vogel, 89, of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Fulton, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at BETTENDORF, Iowa – Kenneth F. Duhm, 87, of BetRaymond J. Kulas Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in tendorf, Iowa, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Iowa ROCK FALLS – Raymond J. Kulas, 93, of Rock Falls, Clinton.

Masonic Village in Bettendorf. died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at his home.

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LOVES PARK (AP) – Winnebago County animal control officials have removed more than 50 cats and kittens from a home in Loves Park.

The Rockford Register Star reported that Loves Park police officers discovered the cats in squalid conditions Friday evening after being dispatched to the house for a welfare check.

Police called the Fire Department for help because of strong ammonia and urine odors, and crews wore masks and oxygen tanks to search for people.

The resident was not home, but issued a notice to appear in court next month.

Fire officials condemned the house, and many of the cats were removed.

BELLEVILLE (AP) – Prosecutors in two southern Illinois counties are calling on the State Police to restore a disbanded public integrity

NORMAL (AP) – Two police dogs at the Normal Police Department in central Illinois are receiving protective vests to wear while on duty.

The Pantagraph reported that Gunner and Bartlett are two of more than 350 police dogs across the country that will receive the protection through a fundraising effort dubbed Vested Interest in K9s Inc. The campaign raised more than $335,000 for bulletand stab-proof vests for dogs after a police dog named Rocco was fatally stabbed in Pittsburgh last January.

The fitted vests cost about $950 each. They’re expected to arrive early in the new year.

unit that helped investigate public corruption.

The unit was based in Colllinsville and helped investigate police shootings and public corruption in the St. Louis area. But the unit was disbanded in 2010.

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Deaths renew calls for lookalike guns action One bill would require them to be brightly colored

Statistics lacking in debate over police behavior in U.S. Numbers rely on voluntary reporting by local agencies The Associated Press

Ferguson, Missouri.

Cleveland, Ohio. Staten Island, New York.

Eutawville, South Carolina.

In each place, individuals – all unarmed except for a child carrying a pellet gun – died at the hands of police officers. All of the dead were black. The officers involved, white.

To many Americans, it feels like a national tidal wave. And yet, no firm statistics can say whether this spate of officer-involved deaths is a growing trend or simply a series of coincidences generating a deafening buzz in news reports and social media.

“We have a huge scandal in that we don’t have an accurate count of the number of people who die in police custody,” said Samuel Walker, emeritus professor of criminal justice at the

University of Nebraska at Omaha and a leading scholar on policing and civil liberties. “That’s outrageous.”

There are some raw numbers, but they’re of limited value.

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports, for instance, track justifiable police homicides – there were 1,688 between 2010 and 2013 – but the statistics rely on voluntary reporting by local law enforcement agencies and are incomplete. Circumstances of the deaths, and other information such as age and race, also aren’t required.

The Wall Street Journal, detailing its own examination of officerinvolved deaths at 105 of the nation’s 110 largest police departments, reported last week that federal data failed to include or mislabeled hundreds of fatal police encounters.

Put simply: It’s hard to know for certain what is happening on the ground.

“We want a compre-

hensive picture ... so people can be aware of what really goes on, and not the claptrap put out by people with agendas,” says David Klinger, a professor of criminology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis who has studied use of deadly force and hopes to get funding for a pilot project that could provide better national statistics.

To those who have taken to the streets to protest in recent weeks, that lack of context is almost beside the point.

“These are communities that have been living for generations under the yoke of what has felt like an occupying force,” says Phillip Atiba Goff, co-founder of UCLA’s Center for Policing Equity. “And regardless of what any of the stats are ever going to say, if we don’t address the reality of that experience, then we’re shooting ourselves in the foot in our attempts to make good on our promise of democratic principles.”

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The focus on “private” conversations, lawmakers believe, solves the problem the state Supreme Court was addressing last spring when it declared Illinois’ eavesdropping law unconstitutional. The old law made it illegal in Illinois to record any conversation without the consent of all parties. Illinois is one of a dozen states to require such “two-party” consent.

But the ubiquity of smartphones and other digital devices took that to the absurd. Under current state law, someone could be prosecuted for recording a campaigning politician or posting a cheering crowd on social media.

So the initiative sponsored by Raoul and Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat, attempts to protect people from surreptitious and improper recording of their conversations without infringing on the rights of others to disseminate what others say.

“The most important thing the bill does is to restore Illinois to a standard that requires everyone in a private conver-

sation to consent to a recording,” Nekritz said.

“We satisfy the Supreme Court requirement by limiting that to conversations where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy.”

The law would take effect immediately upon being signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.

His office would not say last week whether he will approve it.

The measure is not without critics, both from the political left, opposing a provision that expands police authority to overhear conversations, and from the right, which objects to a missed opportunity to address how police may use body cameras – particularly in the wake of violent policecitizen interactions such as some that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, where an officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael

Brown in August.

The American Civil Liberties Union praised the legislation for restoring private-conversation protections and for making it legal to record police officers while on duty – a point of contention that helped fuel the eavesdrop debate during the May 2012 NATO summit in Chicago, which drew throngs of protesters.

But it objected to an expansion of the kinds of investigations in which police may eavesdrop without a warrant – at least initially. The bill allows police – with only permission from the state’s attorney – to surreptitiously record conversations for 24 hours when investigating such serious crimes as murder, the most heinous sexual assaults, kidnapping, human trafficking and others.

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A fake handgun taken from 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot by Cleveland police, is displayed Nov. 26 after a news conference in Cleveland. The 12-year-old was shot at a city park after he reportedly pulled the Colt 1911 replica on arriving officers. veteran weapons trainer for the city of Hamilton’s police department near Cincinnati.

State Rep. Alicia Reece, D-Cincinnati, said the Aug. 5 police shooting of 22-year-old John Crawford III in a suburban Walmart store, and the Nov. 22 police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland make it clear that action is needed. Her bill would require lookalike guns to be brightly colored.

“This bill is but one small step in addressing this tragedy and helping to prevent future deadly confrontations with someone who clearly presents little to no immediate threat or danger,” said Reece, who leads the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. Both Crawford and Rice were black.

Associated Press research found at least 20 deaths involving lookalike guns mistaken by police for actual firearms across the country in the last 2 decades, dating to the 1994 slaying by a housing police offi-

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cer of a 13-year-old New York City boy. The most comprehensive national study on the topic of their involvement in police encounters was a 1990 federal report that found more than 100 cases in the previous 5 years in which police responded with force.

National Conference of State Legislatures records show that at least 12 states, along with Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, have laws restricting sales or uses of imitation firearms.

New York City and many other municipalities have their own ordinances on lookalike guns.

Minnesota passed a state law in 1988 after a series of toy gun cases including a fatal police shooting, but an AP check with state court officials found no record of any prosecutions under the statute.

The laws’ approaches vary: Some require the lookalikes to be brightly colored, others set up stiff penalties for those who use lookalikes in alarming or criminal behavior.

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Hundreds protest Sunday in the streets of the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami during a protest against police brutality.

CINCINNATI (AP) – Twice in less than 4 months, police in Ohio have opened fire with real bullets on young people carrying lookalike guns, raising anguished questions about what could have prevented the deadly encounters.

The questions have been raised before – after the death last year of a 13-year-old California boy carrying what a sheriff’s deputy thought was an AK-47 assault rifle; after the 2012 shooting in a Texas middle school hallway of a 15-year-old student holding an air gun that resembled a Glock; and after the 2006 shooting of a 15-year-old Florida student with a pellet gun that looked to police like a 9mm handgun.

Such deadly cases, while rare, have led to laws and legislation in states and cities across the country. But some gun and law enforcement experts are skeptical about how effective they are.

Criminals, they say, could disguise real guns.

And realistic lookalikes remain widely popular among youths who use them for both play and competitions, they say. Pellet and air guns are also popular among people who use them for target practice or hunting small game.

“Anything we can do to make police and the public safer is positive, but let’s not pass laws that provide a false sense of security or are unenforceable,” said Sgt. Ed Buns, a

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Holiday wishes for our friends in Washington Don’t forget them, annMcFEATTERS McFeatthough they might Ann ters has the have forgotten you covered White House

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1864

From our archives: Lincoln lauds Gen. Sherman’s march Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on Dec. 10, 1864.

President’s message

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ellow citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Again the blessings of health and the abundant harvests claim our profoundest gratitude to Almighty God. ...

The war continues.

Since the last annual message, all the important lines and positions then held by our armies have been maintained, and our armies have steadily advanced, thus liberating the states left in the rear, so that Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of other states, have again produced reasonably fair crops.

The most remarkable feature in the military operations of the year is Gen. Sherman’s attempted march of three hundred miles directly through the insurgent region. It tends to show a great increase of our relative strength, that our General-in-Chief should feel able to confront and hold in check every active force of the enemy, and yet to detach a well-appointed army to move on such an expedition. The result not yet being known, conjecture in regard to it is not here indulged.

Important movements have also occurred during the year to the effect of molding society for durability in the Union.

Although short of complete success, it is much in the right direction that 12,000 citizens in each of the states of Louisiana and Arkansas have orga-

What we thought: 150 years ago nized loyal state governments with free constitutions, and are earnestly struggling to maintain and administer them.

The movement in the same direction, more extensive, though less definite, in Missouri, Abraham Kentucky Lincoln and Ten1809-1865 nessee, should not Lincoln’s annual be overaddress to looked; but Congress, Maryland printed in presents an the Gazette on Dec. 10, example of 1864, included complete praise for the success.

Civil War-era Maryland “March to the Sea” by is secure Gen. William to liberty T. Sherman’s and Union army. for all the future. The genius of rebellion will no more claim Maryland; like another foul spirit, being driven out, it will seem to tear her, but it will woo her no more. ...

In presenting the abandonment of armed resistance to the national authority, on the part of the insurgents, as the only indispensable condition to ending the war on the part of the Government, I retract nothing heretofore said as to slavery. I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that while I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.

If the people should by whatever mode or means, make it my executive duty to re-enslave such persons, another,

and not I, must be their instrument to perform it.

In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say that the war will cease on the part of the Government whenever it shall have ceased on the part of those who began it.

– ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Stanton stays It is now asserted by those supposed to be well informed in such matters, that Secretary Stanton will not be removed by the President, and that he will continue to discharge the important duties of the War Office, unless its incessant labors should continue to press too heavily upon his somewhat impaired health.

The President doubts that he could make a change for the better.

Kudos, Cherokees The Cherokee Indians have given more troops to the Government, in proportion to population, than any State in the Union. About 300 of their nation had joined the rebel army, but they were long since expelled, and their families sent South under a flag of truce, never to return.

The Cherokees are loyal, and the Indian Brigade has proved their valor on many a hard-fought field.

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He has now an opporRock River has been obliged to succumb, and tunity to enter the public service in a duty much is now spanned by one of Jack Frost’s icy bridg- better fitted for him than the position to which he es, whose glistening aspired in a venture of surface acts as Nature’s another character. mirror, in which can be

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seen the reflection of the “fairy forms” of scores of skaters as they glide swiftly along on their little ribs of steel.

Skating is rapidly coming into fashion, and with good effects, as the ruddy health and blooming cheeks of those who practice it readily testify. Ladies and gentlemen alike may be seen going through the graceful evolutions – and some which are not so graceful. The movements of some of the masculines appear more forcible than elegant, and their gigantic strides would astonish the Lilliputians, who, because of their diminutiveness, are obliged to reduce their gracefulness to a wiggle.

Pigeon-wings, pirouettes, etc., are indulged in by the more experienced, and those who delight to follow the teachings of the gentle Terpsichore.

We saw one enthusiastic individual endeavoring to break the ice by sitting down upon it as hard as he could, and the supreme disgust which was pictured on his countenance when he found his efforts were in vain, should have been transferred to canvas as an illustration of the vanity of all human desires.

WASHINGTON – ’Tis the season for catalogs. Tons of them.

And although our politicians have not been kind and considerate to us this past year, here are some gift suggestions for some of them.

For Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, the Senate’s most passionate denier of climate change who will take over the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in January, a gift from the World Animal Foundation. For only a budgetsaving $35, someone can give the senator an Adopt A Cow adoption certificate that he can proudly present when explaining that the real cause of damage to the ozone layer is cow gas. And when frustrated environmentalists tell him, “Oh, go have a cow,” he will be able to reply that he already has one.

Outgoing Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, should be given the $39.95 Talk Back Mimicking Tomcat, “that repeats anything said to it in a cartoonish voice.” Pressing its paw records anything it hears, including the monotone drones from incoming Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky.

Then it plays back what it heard in a high-pitched voice. This will infuriate McConnell and give Reid hours of soulless fun. From the country’s longest running catalog, Hammacher Schlemmer.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who led a filibuster during which he quoted from Dr. Seuss, should get the cordless iPad charging stand. Hammacher Schlemmer sells this gizmo for only $79.95. It will enable the senator to speak for hours quoting (accurately) from various children’s books without being connected to a wall outlet.

Since Michelle Obama is in charge of choosing the annual theme for the White House Christmas decorations and is a serious health food nut, we suggest a food-themed display. And what better than SkyMall’s $9.95 glass pirogi, a “finely crafted and tastefully decorated ornament … sure to become a family heirloom.” (Pirogi are highly caloric, unleavened dough dumplings the president is permitted to eat only in campaign stops in Polish neighborhoods.)

President Barack Obama seems crankier this holiday, especially with Republicans beating up on his teenage daughters just because they seemed disdainful at the turkey-pardoning

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ceremony. But if he got a remote-controlled tarantula for those endless meetings with equally cranky Hill people, he could get some payback.

The $29.95 tarantula from Amazon.com features a 10-inch-by-10-inch arachnid-thing that has a hairy exterior, crawls and creeps with moving legs and “might scare your friends.” Or even a visiting Russian president.

Nobody knows why House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, wants to keep his job. The internecine warfare among Republicans has given him frown lines that have nothing to do with tanning beds or golf. But since he’s determined to hang on, one of his rich friends should give him a $10,000 serenity pod.

Boehner will “float away on a cloud-like bed into a bliss(ful) state with calming color changing light, relaxing music and soothing vibration.” This SkyMall exclusive is created by the pod designer of “Men in Black III.” Hillary Clinton, who is making a big deal out of deciding to run again for president, says she needs to know what she could bring to the table other than scrunchies and a one-of-a-kind résumé.

She needs the only robot admitted to the Screen Actors Guild. It is an adult-sized robotic avatar that seems to be “acting autonomously and engages in impromptu banter” with others. She could find out what people really think of her when she’s not in the room. Hammacher Schlemmer is selling its celebrity robotic avatar for $345,000, but that would be a steal for somebody who wants to be the next Treasury or Commerce secretary or even Fed chair.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, who also is running to be president, has to raise a lot of money, which means he is competing with Hillary for the Big Take – Hollywood bucks. But the West Coast thinks he’s goofy. So he needs the Neiman Marcus catalog’s ultimate fantasy gift this year – the $425,000 Vanity Fair Academy Awards experience, with endless parties, styling and a new wardrobe so he can prove he’s not any quirkier than Hollywood.

Happy shopping, folks.

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Wife of deaf husband seeks new way to cope Dear Abby, My husband, “Norm,” has become profoundly deaf. He has a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the other; neither has helped much.

He has extreme difficulty with speech recognition.

We can talk together in the quiet of our home, as long as I sit right next to him and speak slowly.

We use assisted-listening devices to communicate with each other in the car or at a restaurant.

Norm’s hearing loss has affected us as a couple.

We no longer have a social life. When Norm and I are out together, we become “invisible” to other couples. It’s just too much work for anyone to communicate with us.

of trying to chat with Norm.

Norm is well aware of this problem. He has proposed that he eat alone in our apartment while I go to the dining room and meet people, unencumbered by his impairment.

Can you advise?

– Trapped in a Situation

dearABBY Abigail Van Buren’s (Jeanne Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.

We are about to move to a retirement community where one meal a day is included in the dining room. I’m worried about how we will navigate the social aspects of eating with others, who will rapidly decide they don’t want to eat with us again because of the difficulty

According to the House Clinic in Los Angeles (www.houseearclinic. com), he will probably be advised to check in with his otologist (a doctor who specializes in the anatomy and physiology of the ear) to see if anything further can be done to improve his hearing.

I hope you will follow Dear Trapped, through with that suggesBefore moving into the tion, because advances retirement community, are being made in this make a point of discussfield every year, and it ing your husband’s severe might help your husband hearing impairment with be less isolated. the director, the nurse and/or their medical Dear Abby, adviser, because they What is the rule of etineed to be made aware quette in sending out of your husband’s special and signing Christmas needs in order to be able cards from my family to accommodate him, if when one child is over it’s possible.

20 and in college? Do I

send cards from just my them how their daddy husband, me, and the died? kids still living at home?

– Grandma in Or should I also include the Midwest my son, the one away at college?

Dear Grandma, – Really Confused Tell them gradually when in Texas they start asking questions.

If they ask why Daddy died, Dear Really Confused, say he was very ill. When Even if your son is away they want to know what at college, he is still a part the illness was, tell them of your family, so include he suffered from depreshim. Once he has finished sion. When they want more with school and is out details, reveal them in an on his own, that would age-appropriate manner. be the time to suggest he start sending his own Dear Abby is written by greetings.

Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, Dear Abby, and was founded by her My son took his own life mother, Pauline Phillast year. I am raising his lips. Contact Dear Abby small children because at www.DearAbby.com or their mother is out of P.O. Box 69440, Los Angethe picture. How do I tell les, CA 90069.

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Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815499-4866.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263467.

Sterling High School Class of ’41 breakfast, 9 a.m., The Spot Restaurant, Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263164.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Blood pressure checks, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., state Department of Transportation, 819 Depot Ave., Dixon. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

La Leche League, 10 a.m., Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena, Dixon, 815-2883371.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure check, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S.

10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public welcome.

Sterling Noon Lions, noon-1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Dealing With Grief, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, tradition; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Free blood pressure screening, 3:30-5 p.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.

Operation Support, 5:30 p.m., Dixon American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St. TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good

Dixon, 815-284-3371.

WIC, nutritional, education, and coupon pick-up, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 730-8:30 a.m., J.J.’s Restaurant, 337 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville, 815-772-4213.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown, 815-772-4213.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Henry Pratt Retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., Red Apple, 1130 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure check, 9-10:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013 or 800-782-1584.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:3011 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 80-733-2767.

Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group, 6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 815-284-1340.

Rock River Valley VietNow, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step, 304 Seventh Ave. W., Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Lodge 936 AF & AM, 7:30 p.m., 117 W. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

Alcoholics Anonymous, home meeting, call 815-284-2589.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Wednesday, Dec. 10 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100,

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., state Department of Transportation, 819 Depot Ave., Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-5397.

Blood pressure check, 10:3011:30 a.m., Lee County Council On Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

Blood pressure check, 11:30 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lunch and Learn, noon, Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Lee County Welfare Council, noon, Mr. Tequila, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 3:30 p.m. closed; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m. closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Big Book; 8 p.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-857-2550.

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Milledgeville Woman’s Club,

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Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3251.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Friendly Mexican Train dom-

inoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Tuesday, Dec. 9 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Reading by Sarah, “Call Me Mrs. Miracle,” 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Community coffee, 10 a.m.

Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Sing-a-long with Margo, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Birthday Potluck Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Movie, “A Christmas Carol,” 2 p.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354.

Wednesday, Dec. 10 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Coun-

cil on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Crafting, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Birthday Party, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

Community fellowship dinner, noon, St. John Lutheran Church, 803 Paddock Ave., Ashton, 815-453-7314.

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Rock Falls Candlelight, 2200 First Ave., 815-625-6763.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Divers Association, 7:30 p.m., Angelo’s II, 2525 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-2852.

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-9731490.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave.

Book Club, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Second Wind Entertainers, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815-456-3000.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Milledgeville kindergarten to third-grade elementary winter concert, 6 p.m., and Morrison High School holiday concert, 7:30 p.m., Milledgeville High School, 100 E. Eighth St. Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815622-8838.

Hefner speaks on Cosby allegations LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hugh Hefner says he “would never tolerate” the kind of abusive behavior Bill Cosby is being accused of.

The Playboy magazine mogul said in a statement Saturday that he considers Cosby a good friend and “the mere thought of these allegations is truly saddening.”

Cosby has faced a flurry of allegations in recent weeks that he sexually assaulted more than a dozen women. One of the accusers, Judy Huth, filed a lawsuit last week claiming the comedian forced her into a sex act at the Playboy mansion when she was 15 years old.

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Yemen: U.S.-led raid kills 10 al-Qaida fighters About 40 American special ops forces involved in rescue attempt SANAA, Yemen (AP) – A high-risk, U.S.-led raid attempting to rescue hostages in Yemen a day earlier killed 10 al-Qaida militants, Yemeni security officials said Sunday.

The captives – American photojournalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie – died of wounds sustained during the raid.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

About 40 American special operations forces were involved in the res-

cue attempt, which followed U.S. drone strikes in the area, U.S. officials said.

Following a firefight with militants, the rescuers eventually reached the men and found them alive but gravely wounded. They both died shortly after.

On Thursday, al-Qaida released a video showing Somers and threatening to kill him in 3 days, if the U.S. did not meet the group’s unspecified demands.

In South Africa, Korkie’s body is expected to arrive from Yemen today, according to a govern-

ment statement issued Sunday.

“The South African government sends deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Korkie for their loss. Condolences are also conveyed to the family and loved ones of the deceased American hostage,” said the government statement.

Korkie’s widow, Yolande, and their two children have gone to a secluded place to grieve, said family friend Daan Nortier.

“Yolande and the children are at a safe place and the family is being helped by counsellors,” said Nortier.

Later in the day in the capital, Sanaa, gunmen at a funeral opened fire on a tribal leader aligned with ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing three of his bodyguards and wounding him, security officials said.

Sheikh Sagheer Bin Aziz was involved in fighting against Shiite Houthi rebels in 2010, who have since taken control of Sanaa. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters, said they believe Houthis were behind the attack.

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Luke Somers, 33, an American photojournalist who was kidnapped more than a year ago by al-Qaida, speaks in June 2013 to a man during the National Dialogue Conference in Sanaa, Yemen. Somers and a South African teacher held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen were killed Saturday during a U.S.-led rescue attempt.

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Men had been cleared for release since 2009 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) – Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have arrived as refugees in Uruguay, a South American nation with only a tiny Muslim population, amid a renewed push by President Barack Obama to close the prison.

The six men – four Syrians, a Tunisian and a Palestinian – were detained as suspected militants with ties to al-Qaeda in 2002 but were never charged.

They had been cleared for release since 2009 but could not be sent home, and the U.S. struggled to find countries willing to take them.

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica agreed to accept the men as a humanitarian gesture and said they would be given help getting established in a country of 3.3 million with a total Muslim population of perhaps 300 people.

“We are very grate-

ful to Uruguay for this important humanitarian action, and to President Mujica Cori Crider for his strong Lawyer of the l e a d e r s h i p human rights NGO Reprieve in providing a home for that represents former individuals Guantanamo w h o canprisoner Abu not return Wa’el Dhiab to their own countries,” U.S. State Department envoy Clifford Sloan said.

Among those transferred was Abu Wa’el Dhiab, a 43-year-old Syrian on a long-term hunger strike protesting his confinement who was at the center of a legal battle in U.S. courts over the military’s use of force-feeding.

The Pentagon identified the other Syrians sent to Uruguay on Saturday as Ali Husain Shaaban, 32; Ahmed Adnan Ajuri, 37; and Abdelahdi Faraj, 33.

Also released were Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Abdullah Taha Mattan, 35, and 49-year-old Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi of Tunisia.

Uruguay’s government issued a statement confirming the arrival, repeating the text of a letter from Mujica to Obama saying they had been subject to “an atrocious kidnapping” at Guantanamo and urging the U.S. to end its 53-year-old embargo of Cuba.

Uruguayan officials gave no other details Sunday on the transfers.

Cori Crider, a lawyer for Dhiab from the human rights group Reprieve, praised Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla who himself was imprisoned for more than a decade.

“Despite years of suffering, Mr. Dhiab is focused on building a positive future for himself in Uruguay,” said Crider, who traveled to Montevideo to meet with him and was concerned about his health after the hunger strike. “He looks forward to being reunited with his family and beginning his life again.”

Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer for Faraj, said he was “deeply grateful” to Uruguay for accepting the prisoner.

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Otto Kleppner, the founder and chairman of Kleppner Company, Inc., a New York advertising agency, said, “The purpose of all higher education is to make men aware of what was and what is; to incite them to probe into what may be. It seeks to teach them to understand, to evaluate, to communicate.”

During the bidding at the bridge table, it is important to evaluate your hand correctly.

It is not a fixed value – the high-card count.

The bids of the other players can raise or lower the apparent strength of your hand.

This week, let’s look at some evaluation issues.

In today’s deal, what should South do after the given start to the auction?

And do you agree with his initial pass?

Taking the second question first, I do not.

Two aces and a king are usually worth an opening, especially with a five-card

suit (and a major), and – very important – an easy rebid on the next round.

After the given start to the auction, North judged well to invite game opposite a passed partner, realizing that his singleton rated to be valuable.

Then South, who had an absolute maximum, should have immediately bid four hearts. He could not have had a stronger hand.

At the table, though, South passed. However, he played it nicely. He won the first trick with his club ace and led his spade.

And when West ducked, declarer won with dummy’s king and continued with the spade queen, discarding a diamond. Later, when the hearts were 2-2 and the spade 10 dropped, South took 12 tricks. © 2014 UFS

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Egyptian protesters shout slogans as they are surrounded by army soldiers trying to lead them away from Tahrir Square in February 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Within days, Egypt’s long-submissive people thronged to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, braving bullets and refusing to leave until veteran ruler Hosni Mubarak stepped down.

More asking whether democracy is a good idea in the Arab world Tunisia one bright light, with free presidential election planned You can blow out a candle, but you can’t blow out a fire.

Once the flames begin to catch, the wind will blow it higher.

– “Biko,” Peter Gabriel It began with a spark, 4 years ago: An itinerant fruit seller, despairing of life in authoritarian Tunisia, set himself on fire and burned to death. It provoked a revolution, and the flames caught swiftly across a region that had known little but despotism since the day colonial rulers went home.

The world celebrated the “Arab Spring” as evidence that the people of the Middle East, like those everywhere, yearn to be free.

But time has not been kind to the optimists.

After some hiccups, Tunisia is the one bright light today, with a free presidential election planned later this month.

But across the Middle East, bloodshed, chaos and dashed dreams were far more often the result.

Hundreds of thousands have died, most in a ferocious and seemingly unwinnable Syrian civil war that has displaced millions, spilled over into Iraq, and threatens to destabilize other neighboring countries. Libya is an ungovernable and dangerous mess. And Islamic radicals have seized the discourse to

a great extent; a U.S.led coalition fights them now, in Syria and Iraq.

“We can expect democratic transitions to be messy, chaotic and sometimes bloody, but this is worse than even the worst expectations,” said Shadi Hamid, a Mideast expert at the Brookings Institution. The biggest and most unfortunate lesson people learned, he said, is that peaceful protest does not necessarily lead to a peaceful way forward or toward democratic transition.

Increasingly, people in the region are asking whether democracy is even a good idea in the Arab world. The question seems unfit for polite society, but it was already on the table in January 2011, as a panel of Arab finance figures considered events back home from the comfort of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, its members clearly none too pleased.

One recommended strong but “benevolent” leaders for the region.

Another said democracy was alien to a region where patriarchal traditions dominate. A third said the public needs education lest it simply vote along tribal lines. Others saw radical Islamists swiftly bamboozling the masses.

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Within days, a cheering world community was riveted to screens as Egypt’s long-submissive people thronged to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, braving bullets and refusing to leave until veteran ruler Hosni Mubarak stepped down.

The military forced him out in the end. But in the narrative of revolution, it was articulate young activists like Google executive Wael Ghonim who got the credit. They are not much to be seen these days in Egypt.

Instead of the liberals, an Islamist party won four elections. It badly misruled and was overthrown by the military and banned, its leaders now in jail and being handed death sentences en masse that are not likely to be carried out.

Many hundreds have been killed in the suppression of street protests. Military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi was elected president almost without challenge, but domestic criticism is muted now and liberal activists sit in jail. Angry jihadis blow things up and kill what soldiers they can catch.

Bringing things nearly full circle, a court last weekend acquitted Mubarak – who has been in detention since stepping down – of corruption and dropped charges of complicity in the deaths of hundreds during the revolt.

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TACTICAL BASE GAMBERI, Afghanistan (AP) – It’s only a slight stretch to say America’s longest war stops here.

The several hundred American soldiers on this remote base in Afghanistan’s wild east are the vanguard of a transformed U.S. military mission meant to avoid the kind of unraveling of security that happened this year in Iraq and ensure that the reason for invading Afghanistan in the first place – al-Qaida’s haven for plotting the Sept. 11 attacks – never recurs.

These soldiers, including elements of the 3rd Infantry Division and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, are not fighting the Taliban. They are trying to script the final chapter of the U.S. part in a conflict that seems certain to continue after the Americans leave.

Gamberi, a dusty outpost in Laghman province near the fabled city of Jalalabad, will be one of four “Train, Advise, Assist Commands” across the country, in addition to several training establishments in Kabul, the capital.

Gone are the days of large U.S. combat forces here or in any other part

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (center) shakes hands with shakes hands with Ltc. Adam Wloczewski for a photograph during his visit Sunday with Polish troops at Tactical Base Gamberi in eastern Afghanistan. of Afghanistan, although combat role we’ve had U.S. special operations over the last 13 years” to forces will continue, a mission that puts the mostly in conjunction onus on Afghan combat with Afghan forces, to prowess. hunt down al-Qaida He said the Afghan remnants or other ter- army and police forces rorists. have made a lot of progU.S. troops also will ress, at the cost of much take on the Taliban in U.S. blood and treasure situations where they since 2001. are deemed to pose a “We don’t want to see threat to American troop that roll back downhill,” security.

Hagel said.

The largest mission, Gamberi exemplifies however, is going to be what President Barack training the Afghans – not Obama calls the new on the front lines but at noncombat mission. bases such as Gamberi.

The soldiers here are U.S. Defense Secretary focused on training and Chuck Hagel dropped in advising Afghan secuSunday to get briefed on rity forces; it’s a mission their work and to deliver with NATO allies that a holiday-season pep will assume a new name talk. on Jan. 1, “Resolute SupBefore a few hundred port.” The long combat soldiers, Hagel said the mission known as Operidea is to “work our way, ation Enduring Freedom essentially, out of a job will conclude at the end as we transition from the of December.

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Man has good support system Bachmann ready Injured veteran police officer praises hunting

BY ROBERT THEMER The Daily Journal Distributed by the Associated Press

KANKAKEE (AP) – Dave Stukenborg would like nothing more than to celebrate the 20th anniversary handicapped hunter deer hunt at Kankakee River State Park than by bringing home a trophy buck.

The program was launched in 1995 by Chuck Pangle, former state park superintendent and former state representative. It was the first of its kind in the state, maybe the nation, and Pangle led nationwide efforts to expand hunting opportunities for the disabled, said his wife, Kathy Pangle, who has been state park superintendent herself for years.

Stukenborg, a 14-year Kankakee County sheriff’s deputy remains disabled 5 years after his squad car blew a tire and rolled repeatedly during a high-speed response to a false report of a multiple murder on Nov. 7, 2009.

About this time last year, this injured but still avid hunter took a deer with his crossbow from an all-terrain “Action Trackstander” vehicle. It is equipped with a spe-

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Dave Stukenborg of rural Bourbonnais poses on his Action Trackstander, with crossbow, support and table outside a deer blind at Kankakee River State Park in Bourbonnais. Stukenborg, a 14-year Kankakee County sheriff’s deputy, remains disabled after an accident in a high-speed response to a false report of a multiple murder in 2009. cial table designed by his younger brother, Scott, to allow him to brace his crossbow or shotgun for hunting.

The Trackstander was purchased for him through a Hundred Club of Kankakee County fundraiser spearheaded by his friend and former police colleague, retired Kankakee police commander Larry Osenga.

On Nov. 5, one of his 24-7 nurses, Trish Janca, of Manteno, drove Stukenborg the short distance from his home east of Deselm Road to the state park. Dave, his wife, Kristina, and 5-year-old son, Liam, often come to the park for outings “and I take the dog for a walk,” he said.

Janca helped him unload the Trackstander from its trailer and put the crossbow support table in place.

“Having this chair gets me to a lot of places I would never be able to get to otherwise,” Stukenborg said, as he piloted the Trackstander toward a deer hunting blind on the edge of the woods, near the closed state park stables buildings.

The ability to use the Trackstander to return to hunting is the result of his determination and hard work – and to the help of family, friends, nurses and physical trainers.

As he and Janka labor to put the crossbow table in place, I ask who

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“My trainers at Riverside Health and Fitness, they’re the ones who work me like a dog,” he said, then quickly gives them praise.

Last year, having a personal physical trainer and membership in a local fitness center was at the top of his wish list.

In May, that came to be, ending regular trips to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Last year, after he took his first deer with his crossbow near Danville, he was looking forward to hunting deer with a shotgun. He expressed disappointment that he lacked the upper body strength and mobility to swing a shotgun for waterfowl or squirrel hunting.

On Sept. 1, opening day of dove season, he bagged three of those erratically flying, elusive birds.

“I got stronger and modified my shotgun,” he said. “It has a thumb hole in the stock and a vertical grip on the forearm, but I’m still very selective in the shots I can take.”

Kathy Pangle talks about a hydraulic deer stand for disabled hunters.

“That would be awesome,” he responded.

“Any time you can get in an elevated position, you can see the deer a lot sooner, and you’re not as visible to it.”

to leave Congress Republican spent four terms in House WASHINGTON (AP) – An audacious conservative, Rep. Michele Bachmann stood out from the moment she was first elected to Congress in 2006. Democrats were ascendant, and Bachmann was a stridently Republican new arrival with a homespun Minnesota twang.

Four terms later, Bachmann is leaving just as Republicans take control of Congress for the first time since she was first elected. After a turbulent career dotted by fights with the left and her own party, and a fast-rising and fast-fading presidential campaign, Bachmann said she is ready to leave, her work in Congress complete.

“I didn’t get sucked into the system of Washington,” she said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I didn’t become a politician. I was a constitutional conservative.”

That role Bachmann carved for herself often placed her in the spotlight during her 8 years in office. She provided a consistently conservative voice on television on issues ranging from health care to immigration, and even delivered

a “tea party response” to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Michelle address in Bachmann 2011 that overlapped with her party’s official rebuttal.

Speaking on MSNBC in 2008, she said that Obama “may have anti-American views.” The comment led to a flood of donations to her opponent and a narrow, three-point victory in one of Minnesota’s most conservative congressional districts.

In recent years, she has said Obama’s policies put America on a path to “Marxism.”

Bachmann has rarely walked anything back. “I don’t have a lot of regrets from my time here,” she said.

Democrats alternated between derision and anger at her outlandish comments, which even some former members of her staff say stretched the truth or were outright false. “Who cares?” Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi once responded, when asked about Bachmann’s response to a Supreme Court ruling that allowed gay marriages to go forward in many states.

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Numbers game That’s how many FBS teams – every single one of them – that finished the season with at least one win. SMU, the final winless team in FBS, beat UConn 27-20 Saturday.

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BOYS BASKETBALL | DIXON 53, WINNEBAGO 36

Dukes get it done at home after halftime Dixon attacks on both ends of court in win

BY ROB LAIRD Special to Shaw Media

DIXON – Perhaps the team’s victories until Saturday had been a little too easy. Perhaps the Dukes were a little too fired up for their first home game of the season. Perhaps Winnebago is, once again, just a really good basketball team capable of challenging the talented Dukes.

But when the undefeated Dukes went into the locker room at halftime trailing 23-21 Saturday night, whatever factors that caused the rather uninspired first-half effort needed to be addressed.

Mission accomplished.

Thanks in large part to 23 emphatic third-quarter points, Dixon rolled to

Star of the game: Laron Carr, Dixon, 15 points Key performers: Brandon Suggs, Winnebago, 15 points; Isaiah Roby, Dixon, 12 points Up next: Dixon at Genoa-Kingston, 7:30 Saturday its fifth straight victory to begin the season, topping perennial Class 2A power Winnebago 53-36.

“We weren’t setting very good screens, and we were too aggressive early in possessions, which led to turnovers,” Dixon coach Jason Mead said. “[Winnebago] was the first team this year that switched against us [on screens], and in the first half, we didn’t do a

good job against that.”

In the second half, Dixon looked like a whole new team. Winnebago’s defense cracked as Dixon’s possessions grew longer, and that allowed senior guard Laron Carr to drive the lane and attack the rim repeatedly late in the third quarter. He scored 10 points in the final 4:30 of the period, helping the Dukes outscore Winnebago 23-8 in the frame.

“We just weren’t executing in the first half.

We came out in the second half and executed a lot better, and then they started sagging off,” said Carr, who finished with a game-high 15 points.

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Dixon’s Laron Carr drives past Winnebago’s Ty Waller during Saturday night’s Big Northern West game at Lancaster Gym. The Dukes won 53-36.

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NIU HUSKIES

Huskies headed back to Florida NIU to take on Marshall in inaugural Boca Raton Bowl

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Ezekiel Elliott (15) and the Ohio State Buckeyes earned the fourth and final spot in the last College Football Playoff rankings, released Sunday. The Buckeyes will play top-seeded Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, while No. 2 Oregon will face No. 3 Florida State in the Rose Bowl.

New, but still same

For the second time in the past 3 years, Northern Illinois is headed to south Florida for bowl season.

The Huskies officially accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies (11-2) will take on Marshall (12-1) on Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 5 p.m. The Thundering Herd, who defeated Louisiana Tech in Saturday’s Conference USA Championship, were in the running for the Group of Five bid for a New Year’s Six Bowl before suffering a 67-66 loss to Western Kentucky on Nov. 28.

“We’re super-excited for our team and our fans to

Boca Raton Bowl NIU (10-2) vs.

Marshall (11-1) When: 5 p.m. Dec. 23 Where: FAU Stadium TV: ESPN go back to a bowl game in Florida,” NIU head coach Rod Carey said in a news release. “In terms of the location, the opponent and the date, it’s ideal for our players and for our fans. This is our second bowl game in Florida, and last time we were there, we had a great turnout, and I look forward to a lot of fans coming back to Florida with us.

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Controversy as Big 12 left out of playoff

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

GRAPEVINE, Texas – The first College Football Playoff expanded the national championship race, made the regular season even more intriguing, and produced a final four with major star power.

Nick Saban’s No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Urban Meyer’s No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes at the Sugar Bowl.

Marcus Mariota, this season’s Heisman Trophy front-runner, and

Final Top 6 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Florida State 4. Ohio State 5. Baylor 6. TCU second-seeded Oregon vs. Jameis Winston, last season’s Heisman Trophy winner, and defending national champion Florida State at the Rose Bowl.

The winners will meet on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas, at the home of the

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Dallas Cowboys.

A new era, indeed, but with the same old problems: What is the best way to pick the teams and what should be the criteria?

After 6 weeks of ranking teams, the selection committee shuffled its deck Sunday and dealt the Big 12 out of the playoff.

“We’re smarting today,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.

TCU, which had been third in the rankings last week, ended up sixth. Big 12 co-champion Baylor

moved up a spot to No. 5, but both were squeezed out by Ohio State, which won over the committee with a doozy of a closing statement in its conference championship game: a 59-0 victory against Wisconsin for the Big Ten title.

“I would say that human nature is that the most recent thing that occurs, in this case the mostrecent achievements, are the most impactful,” Bowslby said.

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The Northern Illinois Huskies celebrate with their fans after winning the MAC Championship on Friday night in Detroit. For the second time in 3 years, the Huskies will play a bowl game in south Florida, taking on Marshall in the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 23.

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Pack ready to take on Falcons, B2.

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Galaxy wins championship Robbie Keane scored a brilliant breakaway goal in the 111th minute, and Landon Donovan retired as a champion Sunday with the LA Galaxy’s 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup. Gyasi Zardes scored in the 52nd minute as the Galaxy won their record fifth league title in the final game for Donovan, the MLS career scoring leader and most accomplished soccer player in U.S. history.

Donovan, Keane, and the Galaxy have won three of the last four league championships, celebrating all three on their home field.

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White Sox deny Toronto request White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams began the winter meetings Sunday addressing rumors of his own possible movement.

On the day executives began to arrive in San Diego for baseball’s annual 4-day gathering, reports surfaced that the Blue Jays expressed interest in Williams to replace Paul Beeston as president and chief executive officer.

Williams said that he was not granted permission for an interview, and that the issue was “not new,” suggesting reports of the interest were belated.

“That ship has sailed,” he said.

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Illinois State into quarterfinals Tre Roberson threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns, and Marshaun Coprich become Illinois State’s single-season rushing leader with his 12thstraight 100-yard game to lead the Redbirds to a 41-21 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday.

The Panthers (9-5) won the first meeting of these Missouri Valley Conference rivals 44-28 to start a fivegame winning streak to make the FCS playoffs, but fell behind 24-0 at halftime. The Redbirds (11-1) extended their schoolrecord home winning streak to 13.

Illinois State, seeded fifth, goes to fourth-seeded Eastern Washington next weekend.

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Illinois cruises past American Malcolm Hill scored 13 points as Illinois defeated American 70-55 on Saturday in Champaign.

The Illini (7-1) only led by two points midway through the first half, but a 17-2 run put the Eagles in a hole they couldn’t dig out of.

American (5-4) whittled the lead to eight with 10:42 remaining in the second half. But the Illini’s Jaylon Tate had a three-point play, and Hill drained a 3-pointer off a steal on the next possession to restore order.

Iowa dominates winless UMBC Peter Jok and Gabe Olaseni each tied career highs with 15 points apiece, and Iowa trounced Maryland-Baltimore County 77-47 on Saturday.

Aaron White had 14 points in just 17 minutes for the Hawkeyes (7-2), who’ve won five straight since back-to-back losses to Texas and Syracuse.

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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks to pass against the Patriots last weekend in Green Bay, Wis. Rodgers hasn’t thrown an interception in 360 home pass attempts, and will face the Atlanta Falcons’ 32nd-ranked overall defense tonight at Lambeau Field.

Quiet! Rodgers at work Packers QB on impressive streak at Lambeau Field playing without having to travel.

The schedule has also had GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron RodWhen: 7:15 p.m. today the Packers playing in tough gers makes tough throws that environments on the road. This Where: Lambeau Field, Green can leave fans of the Green Bay season, Rodgers had an intercepBay, Wis. Packers speechless. tion in Seattle in the opener off a TV: ESPN It is best to stay quiet when deflection. He threw two picks at it comes to perhaps the most New Orleans. watching. impressive statistic from the “Who knows what would hap“I’ve always in the offseason quarterback’s MVP-caliber pen if we were [at home] playing taken a look at what they’ve done season. those teams. Can’t say,” Flynn and how he’s played. He certainGoing into tonight’s game at said. “There’s definitely comfort Lambeau Field against the Atlan- ly does as good a job, if not better with this offense to run it without than anybody at extending plays ta Falcons, Rodgers has thrown a ton of crowd noise ... I don’t and making things happen after 360 straight passes at home have a good answer, I guess.” things break down,” Ryan said. without an interception. The On Monday, it is Atlanta’s turn “He’s been doing that his entire stretch includes 31 consecutive to try to solve Rodgers. The Falcareer.” touchdown passes at Lambeau cons, while statistically the worst These last 2 years, especially, without a pick. defense in the NFL, have 14 have been exceptional.

Both are NFL records. That’s interceptions.

Rodgers’ last interception at 2 years without an interception Defensive coordinator Mike Lambeau came Dec. 2, 2012. in Titletown for Rodgers.

Nolan said watching Rodgers With 6:03 left in the third quarter reminds him of the way the Now please stop talking about of a 24-13 win over Minnesota, this.

Packers’ previous starting quarRodgers’ pass on second-and-6 “I don’t know, I just don’t like terback, Brett Favre, used to from the Packers 44 intended for make plays on the fly. throwing the ball to the oppoGreg Jennings was picked off by nent,” Rodgers said when asked “At no time is he not in a posisafety Harrison Smith. why he has played at an exception to really make a throw.

Fittingly, Rodgers was 6-for-6 tionally high level at home.

Obviously he still has the natural the rest of the game after the The topic doesn’t come up in ability, but I don’t see that prointerception. He’s gone 12 the quarterbacks room. This totypical, mechanical look. He straight games at Lambeau since plays ball to win,” Nolan said. sounds like the football equivalent to a pitcher in baseball being without an interception, having “Favre was a tremendously excitbeen limited to just four regular- ing player to watch because of all ignored while trying to toss a season home games in 2013 no-hitter. those things. [Rodgers] is every because of a collarbone injury.

“He’s on a good streak right bit as exciting.”

The streak is cited in the team’s now,” position coach Alex Van Rodgers doesn’t take quite Pelt said. “We’ll just keep rolling game notes. It’s been talked the gambles that Favre would about on Twitter, and mentioned take deep. But it doesn’t mean with that.” on game broadcasts and highJust like how the Packers have Rodgers doesn’t take risks. rolled to a 6-0 record at Lambeau light shows.

On one play against New EngBut two locker stalls away from land, Rodgers rolled right and this season, Rodgers has thrown 20 touchdown passes to no picks Rodgers, backup quarterback sent what seemed like a dangerMatt Flynn also said the streak in 182 attempts at home. His ous pass at just the right time home quarterback rating of 134.4 isn’t conversation material on down the right sideline for a is 30 points higher than his rating the team.

28-yard completion to running Of course, it helps any quarter- back James Starks. on the road – which would be an impressive enough rating alone. back to play at home, where an “That’s definitely a risky throw, Compare that to Atlanta’s Matt offense typically doesn’t have to but the [defender] had his back deal with crowd noise. There is Ryan, who has a respectable turned,” Van Pelt said. “Rodgers the added benefit of being famil- is doing a great job of making 93.7 quarterback rating overall. iar with the surroundings, and For Ryan, Rodgers’ run is worth good decisions.”

BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

Boys bowling 4 p.m.

• Dixon at Hall

Falcons at Packers

NFL ROUNDUP

Bridgewater, Wright connection Vikings top Jets in OT; Lions drop Bucs; Cards edge Chiefs By the Associated Press

Jarius Wright’s 87-yard touchdown reception from Teddy Bridgewater in overtime gave the Vikings a 30-24 win in Minneapolis.

After forcing the Jets to punt to start the extra period, the Vikings faced third-and-5 at their own 13. Bridgewater was blitzed and threw high on a bubble screen to his right. Wright jumped, made an offbalance grab, slipped

by Jaiquawn Jarrett, and outran defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson the rest of the way.

Former Vikings receiver Percy Harvin had a 35-yard touchdown reception and a 47-yard kickoff return while finishing with 124 yards on six catches. But he hurt his ankle on a hard hit

by Josh Robinson late in the fourth quarter and

• Fulton at Orion • Hall at Amboy • Kewanee at Bureau Valley • Morrison at Erie • Newman at Eastland • Prophetstown at Rockridge • Pearl City at Milledgeville

They turned over the ball three times in the second quarter against Detroit and never led.

Calvin Johnson had eight catches for 158 yards and a score for Detroit, which snapped a nine-game losing streak in December.

Cardinals 17, Chiefs 14: Kerwynn Williams

AP

Vikings receiver Jarius Wright (left) runs during his 87-yard touchdown reception in overtime on Sunday in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 30-24. didn’t return. This was his first game in Minnesota in more than 2 years after playing his first 3½ seasons with the Vikings (6-7), who beat the Jets for the first time in eight matchups since 1975.

Lions 34, Buccaneers 17: Matthew Stafford

threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns, including one off a fluky

deflection late in the game at Ford Field.

The Lions (9-4) trail first-place Green Bay by a half-game in the NFC North, with the Packers hosting Atlanta tonight.

Tampa Bay (2-11) was finally eliminated from playoff contention – the NFC South’s mediocrity could only keep the Bucs in it for so long.

rushed for 100 yards 2 days after being elevated from the Arizona practice squad, and the Cardinals rallied at home.

The NFC West-leading Cardinals (10-3) took the lead when Drew Stanton threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Brown in the third quarter.

Jamaal Charles scored two first-half touchdowns, on a 63-yard run and 18-yard pass from Alex Smith, but the Chiefs (7-6) were shut out in the second half.

On the tube TV listings Today Men’s basketball 3 p.m.

• North Florida at Purdue, BTN 6 p.m.

• IPFW at Purdue, ESPNU • Kennesaw St. at Butler, FS1 8 p.m.

• N. Dakota at Minnesota, ESPNU • Brown at Providence, FS1

Boys basketball 6:30 p.m.

• Lancaster (Texas) vs.

Plano West (Texas), at Garland, Texas, ESPN2

NFL 7:15 p.m.

• Falcons at Packers, ESPN

NHL 7 p.m.

• Panthers at Blues, FSN

Soccer 1:55 p.m.

• Premier League, Manchester United at Southampton, NBCSP

On this date December 8 1940 • The Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0 for the most lopsided NFL Championship victory.

1987 • Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers becomes the first NHL goaltender to shoot a puck into the opposing goal in a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Sauk Valley Media • B3

SCOREBOARD

ROUNDUP

Boys basketball

Sandoval sharp for Sterling in win

NIB-12 West Conf.

Sterling 1-0 Ottawa 1-0 LaSalle-Peru 0-0 Geneseo 0-1 Rochelle 0-1 Saturday’s result • Ottawa 64, Moline 60

All 3-0 3-3 3-1 2-3 1-3

BNC West Conf.

Dixon 1-0 Winnebago 1-1 Rockford Lutheran 0-0 Byron 0-0 Mendota 0-0 Rock Falls 0-0 Stillman Valley 0-0 Oregon 0-1 Saturday’s games • Mendota 67, Harvard 26 • Dixon 53, Winnebago 36 • Lutheran 54, Prairie Ridge 45 • Johnsburg 45, Oregon 39 Eastland Shootout • Princeton 56, Stillman Valley 38 Today’s game Colmone Classic • Mendota vs. TBA

All 5-0 2-1 5-0 5-1 4-1 1-4 0-1 1-5

Three Rivers East Conf.

All Bureau Valley 1-0 7-0 Princeton 0-0 5-1 Kewanee 0-0 4-2 St. Bede 0-0 2-1 Newman 0-0 2-2 Amboy 0-0 0-6 Hall 0-1 1-4 Saturday’s games • Leland-Earlville 56, Amboy 44 Eastland shootout • Princeton 56, Stillman Valley 38 • Bureau Valley 62, Westminster Christian 51 Today’s game Colmone Classic • Hall vs. TBA

Three Rivers West Rockridge Morrison Riverdale Orion Fulton Prophetstown Sherrard Erie

Conf.

1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1

All 5-0 5-1 3-1 2-3 1-4 1-3 2-3 0-5

NUIC East Conf.

Aquin 0-0 AFC 1-0 Polo 1-0 Pecatonica 0-1 Dakota 0-0 Forreston 0-0 Orangeville 0-1 Durand 0-1 South Beloit 0-0 Milledgeville 1-0 Today’s games • Aquin at South Beloit, 7:30 • Orangeville a Lena-Winslow, 7:30

All 3-0 3-0 5-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-3 0-3 1-5

Hawks, Clippers, Marcos roll to victory; Storm boys still undefeated

By SVM Sports Staff

The Sterling girls basketball team won 59-51 over Freeport in a road nonconference game Saturday afternoon.

Gabby Sandoval scored a game-high 22 points in the win.

She made three 3-pointers and was 7-for-11 from the free-throw line.

Rashel Robinson was also in double figures, scoring with 15 points for the Golden Warriors (4-4). Robinson got to the line 12 times, and made seven.

Sterling led 25-24 at the half, before surging ahead in the third quarter after scoring 18 points, while holding the Pretzels to five in the frame.

Oregon 61, Johnsburg 42: The Hawks never trailed after holding a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter in a Big Northern crossover win.

Emy Wright continued her strong season by scoring a game-high 36 points for Oregon (5-2). Wright made 13 shots from the floor, and hit eight of nine foul shots.

Alli Henson scored seven points, and Chelsea Sansone added five points in the win.

Amboy 49, Leland-Earlville 17:

Saturday’s stars Emy Wright, Oregon girls, 36 points Gabby Sandoval, Sterling girls, 22 points Jordan Giddings, Sauk Valley women, 20 points, 9 rebounds Parker Neuhalfen, BV boys, 19 points Kennedy Dinges, Amboy girls, 10 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds Kaitlyn Liebing led Amboy (6-1) with 14 points, Delaney Wilhelm added 11 points and six steals, and Kennedy Dinges finished with 10 points, six assists and five rebounds. Elizabeth Ortgiesen also finished with five rebounds for Amboy in the win.

Polo 33, Pecatonica 17: The Marcos earned an NUIC East road victory and improved to 4-4 on the season and stayed unbeaten (2-0) in conference play.

Dakota 48, Milledgeville 29:

The Missiles went on the road and dropped to 2-6 overall in suffering their first NUIC East loss (2-1).

Boys basketball Johnsburg 45, Oregon 39:

The Clippers allowed no more Skylar Short and Trevor Otten than six points in any quarter in each scored 14 points to pace the Hawks in a Big Northern a win at their own shootout.

Emy Wright Oregon senior

Gabby Sandoval Sterling senior

Jordan Giddings Sauk Valley sophomore

Parker Neuhalfen Bureau Valley senior

crossover loss at the Blackhawk Center.

Matt Wasilewski added nine points, and Carson Buck finished with two as Oregon (1-5) had just four players score points.

undefeated with a double-digit win.

Parker Neuhalfen led Bureau Valley (7-0) in scoring with 19 points, while Tommy Johnston finished with 16. Trey Dale Leland-Earlville 56, Amboy 44: added 10 points as the Storm Cole Olson led the Clippers with pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring Westminster 12 points in a home loss.

Logan Thake added nine 20-10 in the final frame. points, and Jordan Hochstat- Hinckley-Big Rock 75, West ter finished with eight points Carroll 58: The score was tied at for Amboy (0-6), which couldn’t 32 at halftime, but the Thunder keep pace in the second half were outscored 43-26 in the secafter heading into halftime tied ond half. at 24.

Women’s basketball Eastland Shootout Sauk Valley 75, Lincoln College Wethersfield 38, Eastland 35: 48: Jordan Giddings poured in Brighton Haverland scored 12 20 points for the Skyhawks in a points, and Zach Randecker road win. added 11 points in the loss for Giddings was 9-for-15 from the Eastland. field, and added nine rebounds.

Eric Schaney finished with nine Aleena Hammelman finished with 10 points, while Sarah points for the Cougars.

Bureau Valley 62, Westminster Matson and Kiarra Harris each Christian 51: The Storm stayed added nine in the win.

LEFT: Dixon’s Kyle LeBlanc puts up a shot Saturday against Winnebago during their Big Northern West game at Lancaster Gym. LeBlanc scored 11 points and was one of four Dukes in double figures in a 53-36 victory over the Indians, a perennial Class 2A power.

Eastland Shootout at Lanark Saturday’s games • Fulton Unity 67, Galva 51 • Hinckley-Big Rock 75, West Carroll 58 • Princeton 56, Stillman Valley 38 • Bureau Valley 62, Westminster Christian 51 • Indian Creek 52, Warren 45 • Wethersfield 38, Eastland 35

Clippers Shootout at Amboy Saturday’s games • Girls, Henry 48, LaMoille-Ohio 40 • Boys, Galena 40, LaMoille-Ohio 36 • Girls, Galena 47, Hinckley-Big Rock 15 • Girls, Galena F/S 36, Amboy F/S 30 • Girls, Amboy 49, Leland-Earlville 17 • Boys, Leland-Earlville 56, Amboy 44 Saturday’s box score at Lancaster Gym, Dixon

DIXON 53, WINNEBAGO 36

BELOW: Dixon’s Isaiah Roby drives past Winnebago’s Justin Spickler on Saturday in Dixon. Roby finished with 12 points, and slammed a pair of dunks down the stretch to erase any thoughts of an Indian comeback.

WINNEBAGO (2-1, 1-1 BNC West) Austin Moore 0 0-0 0, Brandon Suggs 6 2-2 15, Evan Mack 2 0-0 5, Ty Waller 1 0-0 2, Daniel Rosenstiel 1 0-0 2, Dalton Menke 2 1-1 5, Jeremy Morehead 2 0-0 4, Isaiah Whitehead 1 0-0 3, Chas Lingel 0 0-0 0, Justin Spickler 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-3 36.

DIXON (5-0, 1-0) Riley Mehrens 1 0-0 2, Laron Carr 5 5-6 15, Matt Coffey 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Roby 4 2-2 12, Laron Carr 4 3-4 11, Kyle LeBlanc 4 3-5 11. Totals: 19 13-17 53.

Winnebago 12 11 8 5 — 36 Dixon 13 8 23 9 — 53 3s – Winnebago 3 (Suggs, Mack, Whitehead), Dixon 2 (Roby 2).

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

Ottawa 1-0 Sterling 1-0 Geneseo 0-1 LaSalle-Peru 0-0 Rochelle 0-1 Saturday’s result • Sterling 59, Freeport 51

All 5-1 4-4 2-4 1-5 1-5

BNC West Conf.

Mendota 1-0 Rockford Lutheran 1-0 Byron 1-1 Oregon 1-1 Rock Falls 0-0 Dixon 0-0 Stillman Valley 0-1 Winnebago 0-1 Saturday’s result • Oregon 61, Johnsburg 42 Today’s game • Stillman Valley at Byron, 7:15

All 7-0 4-0 5-2 5-2 4-2 2-4 4-3 3-5

Three Rivers East Conf.

Amboy 1-0 Hall 1-0 Newman 1-0 Kewanee 0-0 Bureau Valley 0-1 St. Bede 0-1 Princeton 0-2 Saturday’s games • Kewanee 57, Stark County 46 • Amboy 49, Leland-Earlville 17 • Hall 81, Newark 54 Today’s games • Hall at Amboy, 7:30 • Kewanee at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Newman at Eastland, 7:30 • Princeton at St. Bede, 7:30

All 6-1 4-2 1-5 5-1 4-3 1-5 2-5

Three Rivers West Conf.

Prophetstown 2-0 Sherrard 1-0 Rockridge 1-0 Morrison 1-0 Erie 0-1 Fulton 0-1 Orion 0-1 Riverdale 0-1 Saturday’s games • Alleman 58, Sherrard 48 • Rockridge 35, Monmouth United 20 Today’s games • Fulton at Orion, 7:30 • Morrison at Erie, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Rockridge, 7:30 • Sherrard at Riverdale, 7:30

All 6-1 7-0 7-1 4-1 3-4 2-3 1-4 0-6

NUIC East Conf.

Aquin 3-0 AFC 2-0 Polo 2-0 Dakota 2-1 Milledgeville 2-1 Forreston 0-0 Durand 0-1 Pecatonica 0-2 South Beloit 0-2 Orangeville 0-2 Saturday’s results • Orangeville at Forreston, NA • Dakota 48, Milledgeville 29 • Polo 31, Pecatonica 17 Today’s games • Orangeville at Pecatonica, 7:30 • Pearl City at Milledgeville, 7:30

All 6-2 6-0 4-4 4-4 2-6 0-6 0-3 1-6 0-3 0-4

Kennedy Dinges Amboy senior

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Big third quarter sends Dukes past Indians DUKES

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“I knew we were kind of down in the first half, and that we had to step it up,” Carr added.

It wasn’t just Dixon’s offense that got crisper in the second half. Defensively, the Dukes were more focused as well.

Six-foot-8 junior forward Brandon Suggs was giving Nebraska recruit Isaiah Roby fits in the first quarter, showing an inside-outside game that enabled him to rack up nine first-quarter points.

Roby, who was plagued by foul trouble last year as a sophomore, said he was too timid in guarding Suggs early on. Like Roby, Suggs is considered one of the top non-Chicago hoopsters in Illinois among the class of 2016.

“I was just worried about committing too many fouls,” Roby said.

“Coach just told me to go after him and not worry about the fouls.”

This year, fouls haven’t been as big of an issue for the talented junior; his three fouls Saturday matched a season high.

Offensively, Roby wasn’t much involved for the first three quarters, with the exception of a baseline

3-pointer that gave his team the lead for good at 28-27 with less than 6 minutes left in the third.

However, Roby played on the perimeter much more in the fourth, and on back-to-back possessions late in the fourth quarter, he found himself in a one-on-one mismatch, and nobody in the paint to stop him from getting to the rim. He therefore obliged himself each time by blowing past his man and slamming home impressive dunks, with the latter giving his team a 53-33 with 3:30 left that caused the Indians to admit defeat.

“It was like a Christmas present for me,” Roby said. “I had to take it.”

Roby scored 12 points.

Kyle LeBlanc and Cal Jarrett added 11 apiece.

Roby’s dunks let out whatever air was left in Winnebago’s balloon, and long-time Winnebago coach Joe Murphy, who might notch his 600th career victory this season, simply let the Dukes run out the clock for the final minute and a half, but not before his team gave Dixon its bigDecember 12 • 9 am to 3 pm gest scare of the season.

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“Ohio State’s victory over Wisconsin was complete domination, and in that regard they played their way into the position they now enjoy,” Bowlsby added.

The Big 12 is the only conference among the Big Five that does not play a championship game.

With only 10 members, NCAA rules prohibit it, though the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference are in the process of trying to change those rules.

Long said Ohio State’s playing a quality opponent in a 13th game, the Big Ten championship Saturday against Wisconsin, and winning decisively added to the Buckeyes’ case against the Big 12 teams.

“It had an effect,” Long said. “It was an additional game that we could see Ohio State’s strength.”

Bowlsby said it appears the conference was penalized for not having a conference championship game, and will likely readdress how it decides its champion and the possibility of playing a title game.

The great debate for weeks was whether TCU or Baylor would make it into the final four. The Bears beat their Big 12 rivals 61-58 in Waco back in October, but from the start, the committee ranked TCU ahead of the Bears, who lost at West Virginia by 14 and played a particularly weak nonconference schedule.

“This will be catalyst for discussion for sure,” Bowlsby said.

Bowlby cautioned about making a “knee-jerk” reaction to 1 year’s results. He said his faith in the process has not wavered.

“We put a system in place, and I helped to put it in place, and I have confidence in that system.

And I have confidence in the impeccable integrity of the people in that room,” he said.

Baylor coach Art Briles wasn’t so sure.

“I think the committee needs to be a little more regionalized, with people that are associated with the south part of the United States,” he said. “I’m not sure there is a connection on there that is that familiar with the Big 12 Conference.”

There were five active athletic directors on the 12-member committee, one from each of the Big Five conferences. The Big 12 was represented

by West Virginia’s Oliver Luck; the Mountaineers have been in the Big 12 for three seasons.

The committee said it would start each week with a blank slate, and that as the bodies of work changed, the ranking could change dramatically. That’s different from the way polls traditionally work, and led to some of the surprise when the Frogs dropped after a 52-point victory on Saturday against lowly Iowa State. The Big 12 further muddled the issue by not designating a champion by a tiebreaker.

The commissioners who put together the playoff thought long and hard about whether the committee should do weekly rankings, at first leaning against it. They make for good television, though, and ultimately it was decided that fans were used to having a way to track the progress of the playoff race from week to week.

Whether they stick with weekly rankings will be addressed.

“I think that the committee will look at this year, look at this season, look how the entire process went,” Long said.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Monday, December 8, 2014

BOWL GLANCE

ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

Illini going bowling again Illinois heading to Dallas to face Louisiana Tech By the Associated Press

Illinois will face Louisiana Tech in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Dec. 26, the first bowl trip for the Illini since 2011.

Illinois beat Penn State and Northwestern to close the season at 6-6. The Illini’s defense forced five turnovers in beating the Wildcats 47-33 in Evanston.

Louisiana Tech (8-5) lost to Marshall 26-23 on Saturday in the Conference USA title game. The Bulldogs had won seven of their last eight games prior to that loss to the Thundering Herd.

This is the second meeting between Illinois and Louisiana Tech, which is roughly a 3½-hour drive from Dallas. The Bulldogs trounced the Illini 52-24 in 2012, in coach Tim Beckman’s fourth game at Illinois.

“Our players have been fighting. They’ve been trying to put the fight back in the Illini,” Beckman said. “Our players are very excited.”

The Bulldogs are led by quarterback Cody Sokol, the Iowa transfer who has thrown 29 TD passes, and running back Kenneth Dixon, who has rushed for 1,236 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Louisiana Tech improved by four wins in its second season under coach Skip Holtz. The Bulldogs lead the nation with 164 points off turnovers.

“I am so proud of the job that Coach Holtz and his staff and the players have done this year.

We really had some adversity,”

Las Vegas Bowl Colorado State (10-2) vs. Utah (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Monday, Dec. 22 Miami Beach Bowl BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3), 2 p.m.

(ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 23 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Navy (6-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), Noon (ESPN)

AP

Mike Dudek (18) and the rest of the Illinois Fighting Illini will head to the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Dec. 26, where they will face Louisiana Tech. The Illini won their final two games to become bowl eligible.

Louisiana Tech athletic director Tommy McClelland said. “All the feedback so far is that this is a home run for us ... this is where we wanted to be all along, and we’re there.”

Illinois lost five of six games during one stretch this season. But the Illini beat Minnesota at home, and closed with encouraging wins over the Nittany Lions and Wildcats There was concern that Illinois

might get left out of a bowl if the Big Ten had just nine spots for 10 eligible teams.

But Michigan State’s invitation to the Cotton Bowl opened up a 10th spot, the Citrus Bowl, for the league.

“There were a few Big Ten teams that were having a little bit of a sleepless night last night. There were some things that had to play out,” Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas said.

Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 2 p.m.

(CBS) Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 4 p.m.

(ESPN2)

Iowa to meet Tennessee in TaxSlayer Bowl; Badgers to Outback By the Associated Press

Tennessee and Iowa will meet Jan. 2 in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., in a matchup of Southeastern Conference and Big Ten foes.

The Hawkeyes (7-5) lost three of their last four games, including an overtime, regular-season finale defeat to Nebraska. They lost to LSU in last season’s appearance in the Outback Bowl.

The Volunteers (6-6) are back in a bowl for the first time since 2010.

Outback Bowl No. 17 Wisconsin and No. 19 Auburn will meet in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 in Tampa Bay, in a matchup of Big Ten and Southeastern Conference opponents.

The Badgers (10-3) lost two of their first five, but recovered to win seven straight before being blown out by Ohio State 59-0 in the Big Ten championship game.

Cotton Bowl Left out of the four-team playoff, Big 12 co-champion Baylor gets to stay close to home to play in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day against Michigan State.

Michigan State (10-2), only the second Big Ten team in the Cotton Bowl, had its only losses against Oregon and Ohio State – two of the teams in the College Football Playoff.

This will be the Spartans’ eighth

AP

Mark Weisman (45) and the Iowa Hawkeyes will face Tennessee in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Jan. 2 in Jacksonville, Fla. consecutive bowl under coach Mark Dantonio, setting a school record for the most by a coach.

Citrus Bowl No. 16 Missouri and Minnesota will meet in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in a matchup of Southeastern Conference and Big Ten foes.

Minnesota (8-4) is making its first trip to Orlando. This is the Golden

Gophers third consecutive bowl appearance. They are looking for their first bowl victory since 2004.

Quick Lane Bowl The concern about Rutgers getting shut out of the bowl picture with was unfounded. The Scarlet Knights (7-5) will play North Carolina in Detroit on Dec. 26.

Rutgers is heading to a bowl for the fourth year in a row, and for the ninth time in 10 seasons.

Pinstripe Bowl The Nittany Lions will make their first postseason appearance since 2011 when they play Boston College at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 27.

Penn State (6-6) originally was banned from bowls for 4 years as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal in 2012. The NCAA decided in September to lift the ban.

Holiday Bowl No. 24 USC will play in the Holiday Bowl for the first time when it faces No. 25 Nebraska on Dec. 27.

It will be the fourth appearance for Nebraska.

Foster Farms Bowl Stanford and Maryland will play in Santa Clara, Calif., on Dec. 30.

The rebranded bowl will be played at Levi’s Stadium, the new $1.3 billion home of the 49ers.

The game had been been played in San Francisco under various names and title sponsors.

Old MAC rival on tap for Northern Illinois “As far as bowl games, you’re going to have two conference champions going at it, and you don’t get that in many, if any, bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff,” Carey added.

“It’s an unbelievable matchup. We have a ton of respect for Marshall, Coach Holliday and their staff, and what they have done this year.”

It’s a battle of the MAC’s old guard vs. the league’s new dominant team. The Thundering Herd won the MAC Championship from 1997-2000, and again in 2002. The program left the MAC to join Conference USA in 2005. Marshall won its first C-USA

New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque UTEP (7-5) vs. Utah State (9-4), 2:20 p.m.

(ESPN)

Camelia Bowl At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green (7-6) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Ten bowls for 10 Big Ten teams

HUSKIES

Saturday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force (9-3), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)

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title this season.

The Boca Raton Bowl is the only bowl game outside the College Football Playoff semifinals to feature two conference champions.

Carey said the game features probably the best matchup in the country outside the New Year’s Six bowls.

“It’s a great thing. I think it’s a thing that should be done every year, myself,” Carey said in a conference call. “It’s way above my pay grade, who got this all together, but just really thankful, all the parties involved that put this together.

You have a great bowl, a great location, great opponent, great time of the year. So, what more can you ask for?”

Its the seventh straight bowl appearance for NIU,

which has lost back-toback bowls – the Orange Bowl against Florida State two seasons ago, and the Poinsettia Bowl against Utah State last season. The game will be NIU’s 10th appearance in a bowl game as a major college program.

“I’ve got to say, our leadership was phenomenal. Jon Steinbrecher, our commissioner [of the Mid-American Conference], has done a fantastic job of putting together bowl agreements that put us in a position of national conversation.

Kudos to him and his staff, he’s done a fantastic job. As I’ve always said, it’s a relationship business,” NIU athletic director Sean Frazier said in a phone interview.

“I think it’s extremely important to note that

the Boca Raton Bowl is a part of our primary agreements, so it just fell in nicely, and I would say that the matchup is critical for us at NIU to continue to have that, based on the body of work and what we have done historically. I did have something to do with it, I take ownership of that, good, bad, or indifferent.

So folks that are upset with that, bring it on. But I haven’t heard any, so that’s a great thing.

“But I will say that it’s a team effort to bring this to play, and we’re extremely fortunate and humbled to be playing in this bowl.”

The game, which is owned by ESPN, will be staged at FAU Stadium on the campus of Florida Atlantic University. The facility opened in 2011, and sits 24,419 people.

Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 9 p.m.

(ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), 3 p.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 6:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Fosters Farm Bowl At Santa Clara, Calif.

Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 10 p.m.

(ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl At Atlanta Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 12:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 1 p.m.

(ABC) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), Noon (ESPN) TaxSlayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 3:20 p.m.

(ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington (8-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 1 p.m.

(ESPN2) GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, December 8, 2014

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Clean sweep Sterling, Dixon perfect at Duals

By SVM Sports Staff

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Sterling’s Tanner Massey (left) takes down his Knoxville opponent during their 170-pound match Saturday at the Dixon Duals.

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland Denver San Diego Kansas City Oakland

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PA 293 272 241 350

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East L T Philadelphia 4 0 Dallas 4 0 N.Y. Giants 9 0 Washington 10 0 South W L T Atlanta 5 7 0 New Orleans 5 8 0 Carolina 4 8 1 Tampa Bay 2 11 0 North W L T Green Bay 9 3 0 Detroit 9 4 0 Minnesota 6 7 0 Chicago 5 8 0 West W L T Arizona 10 3 0 Seattle 9 4 0 San Francisco 7 6 0 St. Louis 6 7 0 W 9 9 4 3

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Thursday’s result Dallas 41, Chicago 28 Sunday’s results N.Y. Giants 36, Tennessee 7 Carolina 41, New Orleans 10 Minnesota 30, N.Y. Jets 24, OT Pittsburgh 42, Cincinnati 21 St. Louis 24, Washington 0 Baltimore 28, Miami 13 Indianapolis 25, Cleveland 24 Detroit 34, Tampa Bay 17 Houston 27, Jacksonville 13 Denver 24, Buffalo 17 Arizona 17, Kansas City 14 Oakland 24, San Francisco 13 Seattle 24, Philadelphia 14 New England 23, San Diego 14 Today’s game Atlanta at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s box scores

VIKINGS 30, JETS 24, OT N.Y. Jets Minnesota

12 3 3 6 14 7 0 3

0 – 24 6 – 30

First quarter Min–Hodges 27 interception return (Walsh kick), 14:48.

NYJ–Richardson safety, 10:12.

NYJ–Harvin 35 pass from Smith (Folk kick), 7:35.

Min–Charle.Johnson 56 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick), 5:53.

NYJ–FG Folk 36, 2:28.

Second quarter Min–Felton fumble recovery in end zone (Walsh kick), 13:32.

NYJ–FG Folk 33, :17.

Third quarter NYJ–FG Folk 22, 12:24.

Fourth quarter NYJ–FG Folk 24, 14:15.

Min–FG Walsh 20, 5:28.

NYJ–FG Folk 44, :23.

Overtime Min–Wright 87 pass from Bridgewater, 10:21.

A–52,152.

First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

NYJ 19 410 42-168 242 2-13 5-114 1-0 18-29-1 3-12 4-40.0 4-1 4-40 35:52

Min 19 411 28-114 297 1-10 7-121 1-27 19-27-1 3-12 3-49.3 2-1 6-70 28:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–N.Y. Jets, Ivory 16-73, C.Johnson 16-53, Smith 6-33, B.Powell 2-6, Harvin 2-3. Minnesota, Asiata 19-54, Wright 1-23, Tate 3-15, Banyard 1-9, Bridgewater 3-7, Patterson 1-6.

PASSING–N.Y. Jets, Smith 18-29-1-254.

Minnesota, Bridgewater 19-27-1-309.

RECEIVING–N.Y. Jets, Harvin 6-124, Decker 6-89, Kerley 2-17, C.Johnson 2-13, Owusu 1-7, Ivory 1-4. Minnesota, Jennings 5-52, Wright 4-123, Charle.

Johnson 4-103, Asiata 3-10, Rudolph 2-9, Banyard 1-12.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Minnesota, Walsh 39 (WR), 56 (SH).

LIONS 34, BUCCANEERS 17 Tampa Bay Detroit

0 10 0 7 – 17 7 10 10 7 – 34

First quarter Det–C.Johnson 6 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 2:57.

Second quarter TB–FG Murray 54, 13:32.

Det–Bell 1 run (Prater kick), 6:01.

Det–FG Prater 46, 3:01.

TB–Evans 5 pass from McCown (Murray kick), :05.

Third quarter Det–FG Prater 23, 11:14.

Det–Fauria 10 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), :15.

Fourth quarter TB–Evans 26 pass from McCown (Murray kick), 12:52.

Det–Bell 5 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 5:01.

A–61,489.

First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

TB 15 233 14-26 207 0-0 1-23 0-0 20-39-2 6-43 6-42.5 1-1 5-50 23:25

Det 22 407 31-113 294 2-11 2-67 2-11 26-34-0 4-17 3-51.7 3-1 9-122 36:35

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Tampa Bay, Martin 5-22, McCown 4-8, Sims 5-(minus 4). Detroit, Bell 18-83, Bush 8-26, Ross 1-4, Winn 1-2, Stafford 3-(minus 2).

PASSING–Tampa Bay, McCown 20-39-2250. Detroit, Stafford 26-34-0-311.

RECEIVING–Tampa Bay, Jackson 10-159, Evans 4-45, Murphy Jr. 3-18, Sims 1-24, Stocker 1-4, Martin 1-0.

Detroit, C.Johnson 8-158, Bell 5-50, Tate 4-50, Bush 4-8, Ebron 3-28, Fauria 2-17.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 15 5 .750 Brooklyn 8 10 .444 Boston 7 11 .389 New York 4 18 .182 Philadelphia 2 18 .100 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 13 6 .684 Washington 13 6 .684 Miami 9 11 .450 Orlando 9 14 .391 Charlotte 5 15 .250 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 11 7 .611 Chicago 12 8 .600 Milwaukee 11 11 .500 Indiana 7 13 .350 Detroit 3 18 .143

GB — 6 7 12 13 GB — — 4½ 6 8½ GB — — 2 5 9½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 16 4 .800 Memphis 16 4 .800 San Antonio 15 5 .750 Dallas 16 6 .727 New Orleans 9 10 .474 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 16 4 .800 Denver 9 11 .450 Oklahoma City 7 13 .350 Utah 5 15 .250 Minnesota 4 15 .211 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 17 2 .895 L.A. Clippers 14 5 .737 Phoenix 12 9 .571 Sacramento 10 10 .500 L.A. Lakers 5 16 .238 Sunday’s results Boston 101, Washington 93 Atlanta 96, Denver 84 Memphis 103, Miami 87 Oklahoma City 96, Detroit 94 Dallas 125, Milwaukee 102 Portland 103, New York 99 New Orleans 104, L.A. Lakers 87 Today’s games Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Denver at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Utah at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Toronto at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Portland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

New York at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

GB — — 1 1 6½ GB — 7 9 11 11½ GB — 3 6 7½ 13

Saturday’s box score

WARRIORS 112, BULLS 102 GOLDEN STATE (112) Barnes 3-3 3-4 11, Green 11-20 2-2 31, Bogut 2-7 0-1 4, Curry 5-14 8-9 19, Thompson 9-23 4-4 24, Iguodala 3-6 0-0 6, Barbosa 0-1 0-0 0, Speights 4-10 3-5 11, Livingston 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 40-89 20-25 112.

CHICAGO (102) Dunleavy 2-6 1-2 6, Gasol 10-19 2-2 22, Noah 7-8 2-2 16, Rose 2-11 4-4 9, Butler 8-17 5-7 24, Hinrich 3-8 3-4 10, Gibson 3-7 6-6 12, Mirotic 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 1-7 0-0 3, Snell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-83 23-27 102.

Golden State 28 33 18 33 – 112 Chicago 22 27 31 22 – 102 3-Point Goals–Golden State 12-30 (Green 7-13, Barnes 2-2, Thompson 2-8, Curry 1-5, Iguodala 0-1, Barbosa 0-1), Chicago 7-21 (Butler 3-6, Dunleavy 1-2, Brooks 1-2, Hinrich 1-4, Rose 1-7).

Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Golden State 46 (Bogut 12), Chicago 59 (Gasol 20). Assists–Golden State 27 (Curry 7), Chicago 24 (Rose 6). Total Fouls–Golden State 21, Chicago 23. Technicals–Golden State Coach Kerr. A–22,353 (20,917).

Men’s basketball Top 25 Sunday’s results No. 1 Kentucky 82, Eastern Kentucky 49 No. 12 North Carolina 108, East Carolina 64 Washington 49, No. 13 San Diego State 36 No. 16 West Virginia 67, Northern Kentucky 42 Clemson 68, No. 18 Arkansas 65 Sunday’s results EAST Buffalo 74, Robert Morris 59 Delaware St. 66, Delaware 53 Fairfield 56, Quinnipiac 52, OT Florida Gulf Coast 84, UMass 75 George Washington 78, Charlotte 70 Georgetown 78, Towson 46 Manhattan 60, Marist 38 Monmouth (NJ) 92, Iona 89 Rider 80, Siena 68 SOUTH Brevard 59, Lenoir-Rhyne 56 Clemson 68, Arkansas 65, OT Elon 117, Cent. Pennsylvania 73 Georgia 64, Colorado 57 Hofstra 68, Appalachian St. 51 Illinois St. 78, UAB 74 James Madison 51, Richmond 46 Kentucky 82, E. Kentucky 49 NC Central 61, Howard 39 North Carolina 108, East Carolina 64 Radford 68, Virginia Tech 66 Tennessee Tech 87, Hiwassee 48 UNC Asheville 91, Limestone 66 Union (Ky.) 77, Alice Lloyd 56 West Virginia 67, N. Kentucky 42 MIDWEST Cleveland St. 76, W. Illinois 54 Creighton 65, Nebraska 55 DePaul 83, Milwaukee 61 Wayne (Mich.) 69, Northwood (Mich.) 59 Wright St. 81, Urbana 58 Youngstown St. 70, Thiel 45 SOUTHWEST Missouri St. at Oral Roberts, ppd.

Stephen F. Austin 84, Ouachita 60 Tulsa 78, UALR 73 FAR WEST California 63, Nevada 56 Colorado St. 66, N. Colorado 58 Mississippi 79, Oregon 73 Montana 69, N. Dakota St. 57 San Francisco 85, Houston Baptist 54 Southern Cal 89, Utah St. 84 UCLA 75, San Diego 68 Washington 49, San Diego St. 36 Wyoming 70, Regis 35

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 28 18 7 3 39 Detroit 28 17 6 5 39 Montreal 29 17 10 2 36 Toronto 26 14 9 3 31 Boston 28 15 12 1 31 Florida 25 11 7 7 29 Ottawa 27 11 11 5 27 Buffalo 27 9 16 2 20 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 26 18 6 2 38 N.Y. Islanders 27 19 8 0 38 Washington 26 12 10 4 28 N.Y. Rangers 25 11 10 4 26 New Jersey 27 10 13 4 24 Philadelphia 26 9 13 4 22 Columbus 26 9 15 2 20 Carolina 26 8 15 3 19

GF 98 88 74 89 72 56 70 47

GA 72 70 76 79 72 64 74 85

GF 85 86 74 73 64 68 61 58

GA 60 74 71 73 79 82 88 74

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 27 18 8 1 37 85 53 Nashville 26 17 7 2 36 70 54 St. Louis 27 17 8 2 36 76 63 Winnipeg 28 14 9 5 33 64 64 Minnesota 25 14 10 1 29 71 61 Dallas 27 10 12 5 25 79 95 Colorado 27 9 12 6 24 72 89 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 29 18 6 5 41 85 79 Vancouver 28 18 8 2 38 87 78 Calgary 28 17 9 2 36 89 72 Los Angeles 27 14 8 5 33 72 59 San Jose 29 14 11 4 32 81 79 Arizona 28 10 15 3 23 66 90 Edmonton 27 7 15 5 19 60 91 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s results Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 3, OT Detroit 3, Carolina 1 Ottawa 4, Vancouver 3, OT Edmonton 2, San Jose 1 Today’s games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Florida at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Chicago at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s box score Chicago 1 1 1 – 3 Nashville 0 0 1 – 1 First Period–1, Chicago, Saad 6 (Keith), 14:53. Penalties–Bartley, Nas (interference), 3:00; Rozsival, Chi (hooking), 16:57.

Second Period–2, Chicago, Hossa 4 (Saad, Seabrook), 2:48. Penalties–Bickell, Chi, major (fighting), 12:38; Bartley, Nas, major (fighting), 12:38; Jones, Nas (interference), 12:38.

Third Period–3, Nashville, Wilson 6 (Bartley, Fisher), :34. 4, Chicago, Hossa 5, 18:49 (en). Penalties–Ribeiro, Nas (hooking), 20:00.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 10-12-9–31.

Nashville 13-7-13–33.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 2; Nashville 0 of 1.

Goalies–Chicago, Darling 3-1-0 (33 shots32 saves). Nashville, Rinne 17-5-1 (30-28).

A–17,212 (17,113). T–2:30.

Referees–Dan O’Halloran, Kyle Rehman.

Linesmen–Don Henderson, Brad Kovachik.

The Sterling wrestling team earned three wins Saturday afternoon at the Dixon Duals.

The Golden Warriors beat Sandwich 52-10, topped Boylan 66-13, and knocked off Knoxville 75-3.

Six different Warriors went 3-for-3 on the day: Ivan Mendoza (113 pounds), Keegan Kaye (145), Tanner Massey (170), Riley Cornwell (182), Canan Gillihan (220), and Cariel Beasley (285).

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Dixon’s Connor Sperling (right) takes control of his The Dukes won all three 195-pound bout against Boylan on Saturday during duals at the Dixon Duals, the Dixon Duals. with wins against Galesburg 52-18, Knoxville D o m i n i c M a r c h e t t i Bonnette (992) also had a (152), Tyler Burke (195), 900 series.

54-7, and Boylan 54-14.

The Dukes finished third Mason Rhodenbaugh David Labash (220), and Matthew Crandall (185). at the eight-team invite earned two wins via pin Polo went 0-3 at the with 5,559 total. Oregon and another by forfeit. quad, losing to Belvidere was sixth with 5,453.

Jakob Johnson went 3-0, North 45-28, Oregon, and The Hawks were led by with two wins at 126 pounds and another Rock Falls. The Marcos AJ Nordman’s 977 series. at 132. Connor Sper- got pins from Dill Avai Nordman had a high ling (195), Shane Emry (138), Ethan Cain (170), game of 290. Joe Miranda added a 965 series, (160/170), and Trent and Jesse Ditzler (138).

A m b o y c r o w n s 2 while Jake Coleman finScott (220) also had three champs at Seneca: Ryan ished with a 924. wins each.

Leffelman and Dallas Girls bowling Rock Falls sweeps Appleman won titles in Dixon wins Oregon quad: The Rockets went 3-0 at the Oregon Quad, their weight classes at Invite: Emily Quaco led the Duchesses to a firstwith wins against Polo the Seneca Invitational.

42-27, Belvidere North Leffelman took the place finish at the eight42-39, and Oregon 36-30. championship at 182 team invite with a final Donovan Bender (145 pounds, while Appleman score of 5,362. pounds), Matt Mam- claimed the 195 crown. Oregon was second mosser (182), Francisco Caleb Morris also wres- with 5,031.

Quaco finished with Arellano (220), Niles tled for a championship Ager (160), Tyler Meyers at 132, but finished as a 915 five-game series, including a high game of (170), Hunter Saathoff runner-up.

(195), and Konner Smith Collin Doege (126) and 231. Ashley Currier was (132) each had pins for Chris Jones (152) both next with an 877 series. took third for Amboy, Oregon was led by Abi the Rockets.

Oregon went 1-2 at its which placed fifth as a Scheidecker’s 947 series, which was good enough quad, with a win over team with 114 points.

Boys bowling for third place overall.

Polo 45-30, and losses Dixon third at Oregon MacKenzie Tague finto Belvidere North 44-30 and Rock Falls. The Invite: Joel Spangler ished with an 863 series, Hawks had pins from led Dixon with a 999 while Ali Scheidecker Zim Granados (132), five-game series. Lucas added an 843 series.

Dixon 3-0 at home:

MLS Major League Soccer Championship Sunday’s result LA Galaxy 2, New England 1, OT Previous Cup winners 2014 – Los Angeles 2, New England 1, OT. MVP: Robbie Keane.

2013 – Sporting KC 1, Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting KC wins 7-6 on penalty kicks.

MVP: Aurelien Collin 2012 – Los Angeles 3, Houston 1. MVP: Omar Gonzalez.

2011 – Los Angeles 1, Houston 0. MVP: Landon Donovan.

2010 – Colorado Rapids 2, FC Dallas 1.

MVP: Conor Casey.

2009 – Real Salt Lake 1, Los Angeles 1, Real Salt Lake wins 5-4 on penalty kicks.

MVP: Nick Rimando.

2008 – Columbus 3, New York 1. MVP: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

2007 – Houston 2, New England 1. MVP: Dwayne De Rosario.

2006 – Houston 1, New England 1, Houston wins 4-3 on penalty kicks. MVP: Brian Ching.

2005 – Los Angeles 1, New England 0, OT. MVP: Pando Ramirez.

2004 – D.C. United 3, Kansas City 2.

MVP: Alecko Eskandarian.

2003 – San Jose 4, Chicago 2. MVP: Landon Donovan 2002 – Los Angeles 1, New England 0, OT. MVP: Carlos Ruiz.

2001 – San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, OT. MVP: Dwayne De Rosario.

2000 – Kansas City 1, Chicago 0. MVP: Tony Meola.

1999 – D.C. United 2, Los Angeles 0.

MVP: Ben Olsen.

1998 – Chicago 2, D.C. United 0. MVP: Peter Nowak.

1997 – D.C. United 2, Colorado 1. MVP: Jaime Moreno.

1996 – D.C. United 3, Los Angeles 2.

MVP: Marco Etcheverry.

Golf Sunday’s result

Hero World Challenge At Isleworth Golf and Country Club Windermere, Fla. Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,354; Par: 72 Final Jordan Spieth 66-67-63-66—262 -26 Henrik Stenson 67-68-68-69—272 -16 Keegan Bradley 72-66-65-70—273 -15 Patrick Reed 73-63-69-68—273 -15 Jason Day 71-67-70-66—274 -14 Rickie Fowler 67-70-72-68—277 -11 Justin Rose 72-64-70-71—277 -11 Zach Johnson 67-71-72-69—279 -9 Matt Kuchar 69-70-70-70—279 -9 Billy Horschel 73-72-67-67—279 -9 Graeme McDowell 68-73-68-71—280 -8 Bubba Watson 69-68-72-71—280 -8 Hideki Matsuyama 68-73-71-69—281 -7 Steve Stricker 67-73-74-69—283 -5 Jimmy Walker 68-69-75-72—284 -4 Chris Kirk 70-68-74-73—285 -3 Hunter Mahan 71-71-71-75—288 E Tiger Woods 77-70-69-72—288 E

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Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON ILLINOIS Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Gary N. Kessel; The United States of America, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Defendants.

2014 CH 29 1407 Pine Hill Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 5, 2014, Shelly K. Hughes will on December 18, 2014, at the hour of 10:00AM at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 21 North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian; bounded and described as follows: Commonly known as 1407 Pine Hill Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 Parcel Number(s): 041020300009 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidder's must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successfully bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds.

The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 14-003899.

Keith Levy MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6279243

Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 2014

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

TIMOTHY ALDERSON and GRISEL ALDERSON, Defendants.

13 CH-32 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 246 FLAGG ST. PAW PAW, IL 61353 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on October 7, 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 22-18-10-453-013 Commonly known as: 246 Flagg St., Paw Paw, IL 61353 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on January 8, 2015 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $109,257.72.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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209

Rockford - Rock River Frontage $74,900 Retired 92 yr. old selling 13BR ranch, high & dry, iron steps to river, one of the beautiful most views in Rockford, 3 car heated attached garage, full basement, all appliances stay, fireplace, fenced secluded trees, area, excellent location, NW of Rockford Airport, immediate possesRetirees sion, welcome, 2 level 1 acre building lots available.

815964-2398 or 815601-2695.

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BEAUTIFUL RIVER FRONT COTTAGE In Grand Detour on 1 acre in a beautiful secluded area on the Rock River.

Fully furnished 3BR, 1 ba. (new), 2 car garage. New roof on garage & house. Extra ½ acre lot, $40,000.

Will sell on contract with good credit, reasonable down payment. $145,000. No realtors please. Tell your Chicago friends about this river property as it is truly a special location. Call Jim 815-441-5179.

Attractive 1 & 2 apts. with BR. some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parties.

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815-336-2305.

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AMBOY 2BR Duplex in Amboy w/ garage, also 2BR apts., 815-440-8116

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POLO 3BR, 1BA, 2 car garage, hardwood floors, natural wood staircase & molding. 1800 sq. ft., $63,000 Call 815-946-3845

ROCK FALLS FSBO- 8850 Winter St. RF, IL. 3BR, 2.5 Baths, partially finished basement, 1850 sq. ft. home.

1450 sq. ft in floor heated garage.

1 acre lot. Montmorency area.

815-441-2218

CEMETERY LOTS

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Chapel Hill Memorial Park perpetual care Dixon IL. Near the carillon. Make offer. Call 623-5477191 or email j3a5l5@gmail.com

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DIXON 3BR 2 full baths, refrig., stove, dishwasher, w/d, new furnace & a/c this yr., deck & handicapped ramp, storage shed, $24,000 815-973-5601

DIXON Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl. Fireplace, garage w/opener. $625 mo., $500 dep.

960 sq. ft.

815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855 2 - 2BR apts., water & garbage included. No pets, Call 815-973-1743 2BR, $425/mo. + dep. & lease, No Pets, Call Vickie at 815-973-4444 Broker Owned 2BR, stove refrig., 1 car garage, $500/ mo. + dep. No pets 815-284-2921 Avail. Jan. 1st. 2BR, Stove, refrig., heat & water inc. $550/ mo + dep. No pets.

815-284-2921 DIXON MANOR APTS- 2BR CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INHEAT, CLUDED, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 LG. 2BR upper, LR, DR, kitchen.

Stove, refrig., water furn. $450/mo. + dep. Refs. req.

815-288-1307.

Quiet 2BR, 2nd floor, new carpet, new paint, near downtown, $485/ mo. 815-262-0756

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS Nationstar Mortgage LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Olivia Arteaga; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00118 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/1/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 11-16-279-014 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2305 5th Avenue Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1413-15599.

November 24, December 1 & 8 2014

DIXON Updated 2BR w/ Garage. $550 plus dep. No pets. 815440-6214

MILLEDGEVILLE 2BR, In Milledgeville lower level, new carpet, W&D H/U, immediate occupancy, $375/ mo.+ dep. & ref.

Required. Call 815275-6600

STERLING

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

2 Bedroom Great Location Garages Available

$

1BR Studio Apartment.

Main St. Morrison. $550 everything included.

Kophamer & Blean Realty 815-7722728.

MT. MORRIS

495

PER MONTH

1st Month’s Rent

FREE *with 1 year lease

3 Months

FREE

MORRISON 1BR Studio in.

Morrison. $550 everything included.

All appliances there! Kophamer & Blean Realty 815772-2728.

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NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily

1 Br. All utilities, plus cable/Internet incl., $550/mo., Single room occupancy $400/mo.

Call Dave 815-732-7135

1st Month FREE!

PROPHETSTOWN 2BR, 1 bath 109 E. 2nd St. Prophetstown. $500/mo.

Renter pays utilities. Kophamer & Blean Realty 815772-2728.

Ca l Me 2-Rent 815)632-7368

2BR in Prophet$500/mo. stown.

Renter pays utilities. Comes with garage and laundry in bsmt. Kophamer & Blean Realty 815-772-2728.

Sterling Rentals

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2BR, Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 Nice 1BR Duplex, 1 story. Applcs., utilities incl. $525/ mo. + dep. Call 815-535-6116.

THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

STERLING 1 BR Apts. No pets. Call 815-7160367.

1BR, $390 & up 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty 2 Bed Duplex Sterling, basement, w/d hook up, $555 per mo., 815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com

(Loc ted d Behind Northland Mall)

Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 2 BR for $500 Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046 2BR downstairs apt, stove & fridge furn., water & garbage fees incl., C/A, no pets, 1401 E. 4th St., $500/mo. + $500 dep. 815441-1912.

2BR. Stove & refrig. provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. Req. 815441-8652.

Near CGH & Rec. Cent. 1BR garage, applcs., 1 floor, $450/mo. 1830 3rd Ave. 815-499-0199 Remodeled 1BR W/D $385/mo. + dep. No utilities inc. 815-757-6011 Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

Spacious 2BR apt.

Stove, refrig. furn.

Lease/dep. Req. $460/mo. Inc. sewer & garbage P/U. H&H Rental Properties LLC 815-625-7995

HOMES FOR RENT

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DIXON 2BR 1 BA, Newly home, renovated $575 + dep. 815440-4817 or 815440-2912 3BR River view, 1.5 ba., bsmt. Attached dbl. car garage. $875/mo. + util. Call Kelly 773-428-7877 Avail. Now! 4BR, 1.5 bath, 1 car garage.

Clean. $700/mo. + dep. due up front. Refs. req. 713 Washington, Dixon. Call 815-973-3078.

For rent or for sale- 2 Story, 3BR $650/mo. Dep. req.

815-440-8116.

MORRISON Nicely updated 2 story house, 3BR 2 car garage, near schools, ref. + dep.

815-772-3393

OREGON Sm. 2BR, No pets, no garage, all yard work and water, garbage sewer, provided. Ref. Req. $550 + $550 dep.

815-973-4744 or 815-973-3413

PROPHETSTOWN Newly remodeled 2BR, ready Jan. 1st.

815-499-8666

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs. James W. Hughes; et. al.

DEFENDANTS

14 CH 00044 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/4/2014, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 05-17-11-155-002 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 516 Chestnut Street Compton, IL 61318 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1413-26069.

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SAUK VALLEY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE-STATE OF ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS BANK & TRUST f/k/a RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY BANK,

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

Plaintiff,

TIMOTHY ALDERSON and GRISEL ALDERSON, Defendants.

13 CH-32 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 246 FLAGG ST. PAW PAW, IL 61353 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on October 7, 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit:

vs.

DAVID R. BARAJAS, a/k/a DAVID R. BARAJAS, SR., M. MERCEDES BARAJAS, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN AMBOY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

14 CH 125 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Non-Record Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure action was filed on November 18, 2014 and is now pending.

The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above.

The Court in which this action was brought is identified above.

The names of the titleholders of record are Count I-David R. Barajas, Sr. and M. Mercedes Barajas and Count II- David R. Barajas a/k/a David R. Barajas, Sr. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Count I Lots 1 and 2 in Block 9 of the Town, now City of Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded January 28, 1868 in Plat Book 2, page 14, situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. No.: 11-28-281-012; 11-28-281-011 Count II Part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the said East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 14; thence Easterly on the South line of said Section 14, 176.22 feet; thence Northerly parallel with the West line of the said East Half of the Southwest Quarter 553.74 feet to the point of beginning of the tract being described; thence Easterly parallel with the said South line of Section 14, 75.24 feet; thence Northerly parallel with the said West line of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter, 421.22 feet to the centerline of the Sterling? Dixon Road; thence Southwesterly on the said centerline, 176.0 feet to a point 131.46 feet Easterly of and normally distant from the said West line of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter; thence Southerly parallel with the said West line, 294.03 feet to a point 553.74 feet North of the said South line of Section 14; thence Easterly parallel with the said South line, 44.76 feet to the said point of beginning, in Whiteside County, Illinois.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part thereof conveyed to the State of Illinois for the use of the Department of Public Works and Buildings by Warranty Deed recorded January 28, 1971, as Document No.346276, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 14; thence running East, a distance of 176.22 feet; thence North, a distance of 553.74 feet; thence East, a distance of 75.24 feet to a point in the Easterly line of the premises conveyed to Melvin E. Leseman by Elma E.Arndt, et al by Warranty Deed recorded in Book 493 on Page 316 in the Recorder' Office of Whiteside County, Illinois, situated in Whiteside County, Illinois; thence North along said Easterly line of premises conveyed to Melvin B. Leseman to a point in the center of the Dixon Road (designated State Bond Issue Route 6), said point being the point of beginning of the hereinafter described tract; thence South 44 degrees West along the center of said road, a distance of 368.8 feet, more or less, to a point 723.36 feet North of said Southwest corner of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter, said point being in the Westerly line of said premises conveyed to Melvin E. Leseman; thence South along said Westerly property line, a distance of 88.00 feet, more or less, to a point Southeasterly of and 60 feet perpendicularly distant from the new survey for said SBI Route 6; thence Northeasterly parallel with said new survey line to a point in said Easterly line of premises conveyed to Melvin E.Leseman, said point being Southerly of and 60 feet perpendicularly distant from said new survey line; thence North along said Easterly property line, a distance of 88.00 feet, more less, to the point of beginning.

P.I.N. No.: 11-14-377-003 A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: Count I-201 W. 2nd Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 and Count II-2607 East Lincolnway, Sterling, IL

COUNT I

Names of Mortgagors: David R. Barajas, Sr. Name of Mortgagee: Freedom Bank Date of Mortgage: February 13, 2008 Date of Recording: February 22, 2008 County Where Recorded: Whiteside County, Illinois Recording Document Identification: 1259-2008

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Kim M. Casey ARDC #6181726 HolmstromKennedyPC 800 North Church Street P.O. Box 589 Rockford, IL 61105 (815) 962-7071

CAROLINE A. SCHOAF, CHARLES N. SCHOAF, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 126 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:

That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: PUBLIC NOTICE The Annual Assessor's Meeting will be held in the Emergency Operations Center, Room 117, located on the ground floor of the Whiteside County Courthouse, in Morrison, Illinois on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Robin Brands Whiteside County Chief County Assessing Official Dec. 8, 2014

Online at

Commencing at a point on the Northerly line of Park Street, in the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois, 83.6 feet Westerly from the intersection of the Westerly line of Hall Street and the Northerly line of said Park Street; thence Northerly parallel with the Westerly line of said Hall Street, 150 feet to the Southerly line of an alley; thence Westerly parallel with the Northerly line of said Park Street, 83.6 feet; thence Southerly parallel with the Westerly line of said Hall Street, 150 feet to the Northerly line of said Park Street; thence Easterly along the Northerly line of said Park Street to the place of beginning, being a part of Lot 4 Block 60 in Johnson's Addition and a part of Block “D” in Hall and Angell's Addition, all in the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 502 W. Park St., Morrison, Illinois 61270 and which said Mortgage was made by: Caroline A. Schoaf and Charles N. Schoaf, Mortgagors, to Community State Bank of Rock Falls-Morrison, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2014-02455; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS BRENDA BREINIG A/K/A BRENDA L. BREINIG; SEAN BREINIG A/K/A SEAN D. BREINIG A/K/A SEAN DAMON BREINIG; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 169 28617 SUMMER STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071-8801 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on April 2, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on January 8, 2015, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 16 IN FOUR SEASONS, A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 11, 1998 AS DOCUMENT NO. 6316-98 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 17-21-251-003 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 28617 SUMMER STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071-8801 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME, NOT FOR SALE, UTIL OFF, VACANT The Judgment amount was $164,194.10.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH".

The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602.

Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1315013 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 2014

Citifinancial Services, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs.

Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants

I635166

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY – MORRISON, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS -MORRISON, Plaintiff, v

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, 20 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270-2819 on or before December 24, 2014, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure.

Circuit Clerk

Thomas J. Potter Ludens Potter & Melton Attorneys for Executors 600 W. Lincolnway P.O. Box 360 Morrison, Illinois 61270-0360 Telephone: (815)772-2161 Fax: (815) 772-7440 E-mail: tipotter@lincolnwaylaw.com Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2014

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COUNT II

GARY L. FOLKERS Independent Executor

Permanent Index Number: 22-18-10-453-013 Commonly known as: 246 Flagg St., Paw Paw, IL 61353 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on January 8, 2015 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $109,257.72.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 2014

Names of Mortgagors: David R. Barajas, Sr. and M. Mercedes Barajas Name of Mortgagee: Freedom Bank Date of Mortgage: February 13, 2008 Date of Recording: February 22, 2008 County Where Recorded: Whiteside County, Illinois Recording Document Identification: 1258-2008

In Re the Estate of Patricia A. Folkers, Deceased, No. 2014-P-133 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Patricia A. Folkers. Letters of Independent Administration were issued on November 14, 2014 to Gary L. Folkers, whose attorneys of record are shown below.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before May 14, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

A part of Lots 1 and 2 of Jerusha Harding's Subdivision according to the Plat thereof recorded in Book 'A' of Plats on Page 55 being a Resubdivision of parts of Lot 5 of William and S.A. Mayor's Subdivision, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Book 'B' of Miscellaneous Records at Page 306 described as follows: Commencing at a point on the East line of Lot 2, 19.5 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Lot 2, thence West at right angles from the East line of Lot 2, 102.5 feet; thence North parallel to the East line of said Lots 1 and 2, 79 feet to a point in the North line of said Lot 1 of Jerusha Harding's Subdivision; thence Easterly on the North line of said Lot 1, 102.5 feet, more or less to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1, thence South on the East line of said Lots 1 and 2, 72 feet to the point of beginning, all situated in the County of Lee, in the State of Illinois.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

An identification of the Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS

on or before December 31, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: November 18, 2014.

Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2014

Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Dale W. Richardson; Penny Richardson; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; William P. Butcher, as Special Representative for Dale W. Richardson (deceased); Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Gregory W. Richardson; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Andrew J. Richardson; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Edward W. Richardson DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00219 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Gregory W. Richardson, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Andrew J. Richardson, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Edward W. Richardson That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 51 WALLACE AND GALT'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 808 W. 6th Street Sterling, IL 61081 and which said Mortgage was made by: Dale W. Richardson executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Citifinancial Services Inc, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 6824-2008; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Susan E. Ottens Whiteside Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270 on or before December 31, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-14-10993 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs.

U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs.

James W. Hughes; et. al.

DEFENDANTS

Justin McCarty; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00189 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/3/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST 65 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT, NAMELY: PART OF LOT 16 IN THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., IN THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF AVENUE K, AND THE SOUTH LINE OF WEST EIGHTH STREET IN SAID CITY OF STERLING; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF AVENUE K, 85 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID WEST EIGHTH STREET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF LEO J. LAUFF SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION FILED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF SAID WHITESIDE COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1949; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LAUFF SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID WEST EIGHTH STREET; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID WEST EIGHTH STREET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 11-20-429-003 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1011 W. 8th Street Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-22388.

November 24 December 1 & 8 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS Nationstar Mortgage LLC PLAINTIFF

14 CH 00044 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/4/2014, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FOUR (4) AND THE EAST TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET OF LOT FIVE (5) IN ARGRAVES SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK FOURTEEN (14) IN COMPTON'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF COMPTON, REFERENCE BEING HAD TO THE PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF SAID LEE COUNTY IN BOOK A OF PLATS, PAGE 70; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 05-17-11-155-002 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 516 Chestnut Street Compton, IL 61318 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

Olivia Arteaga; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00118 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/1/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 15 AND THE NORTHERLY 5 FEET OF LOT 14, IN FOLKERS PARK RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 1 AND 2 AND GROBE COURT (VACATED) OF W.H. GROBE PARK SUBDIVISION IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1954 IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 283.

PIN 11-16-279-014 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2305 5th Avenue Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Gary N. Kessel; The United States of America, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Defendants.

2014 CH 29 1407 Pine Hill Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 5, 2014, Shelly K. Hughes will on December 18, 2014, at the hour of 10:00AM at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 21 North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian; bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20; thence North 0 degrees 27 minutes 51 seconds West along the East line of said Southwest Quarter, a distance of 258.92 feet; thence South 89 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds West, a distance of 34.92 feet to the Westerly right-of-Way line of a public road designated Pine Hill Road, said point being the Point of Beginning of the hereinafter described tract of land; thence continuing South 89 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds West, a distance of 255.11 feet; thence North 0 degrees 31 minutes 20 seconds West parallel with the Westerly Right-of-Way line of said pine Hill Road, a distance of 412.10 feet; thence North 89 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds East perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of 255.11 feet to the Westerly Right-of-Way line of said Pine Hill Road; thence South 0 degrees 31 minutes 20 seconds East along said Westerly Right-of-Way line, a distance of 412.10 feet to the Point of Beginning, all situated in the Township of Bradford, the County of Lee and the State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 1407 Pine Hill Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 Parcel Number(s): 041020300009 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Sale terms: Bidder's must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successfully bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 14-003899.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Keith Levy MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6279243

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-26069.

Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF

Vs.

Clayton M. Hubbard; et. al.

DEFENDANTS

14 CH 00032 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/3/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FOUR OF GRIMES FARM SUBDIVISION IN THE EAST HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN BOOK 8 OF PLATS, PAGE 40.

PIN 10-24-476-013 Improved with Residential

Vs.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON ILLINOIS

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4205 W. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-05014.

Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 2014

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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLAINTIFF VS MARVIN WARREN AKA MARVIN L WARREN; CATHY L WARREN; DEFENDANTS 14 CH 43 409 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 17, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on January 8, 2015, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: THE EAST HALF OF LOT ELEVEN IN BLOCK FIFTY-NINE, WEST OF BROADWAY, IN THE CITY OF STERLING, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-22-311-006 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 409 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: TWO STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME; ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $59,543.62.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH".

The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602.

Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1317320 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-15599.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/3/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 10-24-476-013 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4205 W. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1414-05014.

Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/3/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 1/8/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 11-20-429-003 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1011 W. 8th Street Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

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If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1413-22388.

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BRENDA BREINIG A/K/A BRENDA L. BREINIG; SEAN BREINIG A/K/A SEAN D. BREINIG A/K/A SEAN DAMON BREINIG; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 169 28617 SUMMER STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071-8801 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on April 2, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on January 8, 2015, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 17-21-251-003 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 28617 SUMMER STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071-8801 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME, NOT FOR SALE, UTIL OFF, VACANT The Judgment amount was $164,194.10.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1315013 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLAINTIFF VS MARVIN WARREN AKA MARVIN L WARREN; CATHY L WARREN; DEFENDANTS 14 CH 43 409 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 17, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on January 8, 2015, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-22-311-006 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 409 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: TWO STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME; ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $59,543.62.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1317320 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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SEWER EQUIPMENT Family owned and operated, Sewer Equipment manufactures the widest range of sewer cleaning and hydro excavating equipment in the marketplace.

We currently have opportunities for the following positions in Dixon, Illinois:

Product Manager This position requires the successful management of the life cycle and development of this product from the initial strategic planning phase to the company wide tactical activities; the ultimate goal is the sale of this truck into the market place. This will only be accomplished with this Product Manager developing and implementing a companywide go-to-market plan and by working with all departments to execute.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

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Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

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No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

Handyman

CALL 815-625-0955

2006 L11 20 HP JD 42” cut w/ plow. $1,200 ORO. Low hours. Call 815-499-2883

CHRISTMAS TREES

Air Cond./Heating

Got Your Attention didn’t it?

The First Rule of advertising is catching their eye.

Advanced Cleaners

is sustained, repeated advertising.

Advertising doesn’t cost, it PAYS! Get your money’s worth, advertise in the Telegraph or Daily Gazette and reach over 46,000 readers!

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✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

Winter is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel bath or kitchen!!

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We are currently running a special on our maid service!

10% off your first 4 cleanings Gift certificates for the holiday season are now available!

We have a limited supply so call today!

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The Second Rule

Home Improvement

Randy L. Moore

Maid/Janitorial Carpet/Upholstery

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Construction

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Lawn Care Robert & Sons Lawn Care Specializing in: •lawn care •landscaping •HANDYMAN •SNOW Removal Leroy Petersen 815-622-8565 free estimates! find us on facebook robertandsons lawncare

Plumbing

Lewis Plumbing 815-288-0028 Serving All of the Sauk Valley Area Lic.#058-173956

Property Maint.

★★★★★★★ JR's C & C SWORD CONSTRUCTION Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Windows, Doors, Siding, Remodeling, Painting, Additions, & Roofing.

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Dumpster Rental

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

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Furniture Repair Days Furniture Repair Expert repairs on sofas, recliners, chairs, tables, beds. Re-gluing.

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Storage

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HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

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Cleaning Service

Remodeling

Roofing

•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

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Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• Garages •Drywall• Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

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Roofing/Siding

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

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BRAD'S TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Amboy, IL

TIMBER TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Free Estimates Fully Insured 815-238-7277 Dixon, Illinois

TV Repair

TELEVISION IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New SERVING THE SAUK VALLEY Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

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MIKE'S SNOW PLOWING •Commercial •Driveways Dixon Sterling R.F. Starting at $15 Free Estimates 815-590-6570

Swanson Snow Removal Residential & Commercial.

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815-677- 1463

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SELL

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

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Find your dream home!

Read Sauk Valley Classifieds real estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Monday, December 8, 2014 • PAGE B12

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE Like new King bed & electric stove, $190/ea. 815-7184385 Music Flashcards, triads & chords, Poesser Co. from 1898, mint, $15 815-441-9589 RCA 27” Color TV. Works good, can deliver. $30 815288-4897 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Tire Chains. 10 Cross Bars. $50 815-284-6776 Toro 21” snow blower runs, needs work. $35 815677-0896 Twin, full, queen, king beds. Dryer, washer, recliner, stove, refrig., sofa, dresser, table set.

815-718-4385 Vinyl replacement window, aprox.

5'x6' $100 815440-2145 Yamaha- 2 tower speaker, front, 2 rear/sub. $75. 815441-0277

FARM SERVICES

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Quality Farming Cash Rent, Share Crop, Custom Farming, Jerad Grossman Amboy, IL 815-716-7394

CLASSIC CARS

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1974 Nova Custom Hearst 4 speed, Gaustauf built racing engine, 355 Chevy motor, Master Flow exhaust system, headers, street legal, never driven in been snow, $15,000/obo 815-590-1425 Ask for Jimmy.

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AUTOMOBILES

AUTOMOBILES

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD. Morrison Fire Department has for sale 1991 Chevrolet ¾ ton 4x4 Suburban 28,000 miles 350 V8, auto trans, ps, a/c.

Sealed bids delivered to 206 West Main St. Morrison.

IL, 61270, by 31 Dec.2014 For an appointment to inspect call 815 772 2218 MFD reserves the right to refuse any bids.

S.U.V.S

2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT, silver. Runs good.

A/C, heat, moonroof. $4300 obo.

815-626-6589 2007 Ford Focus SES, good cond., no rust, 90K mi. red, $4,995 815677-6910 2009 Black Toyota Corolla 95k excl. cond., $7895 to see call 815-8573097 creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

SNOWMOBILES

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1999 700 VMax SX, fast, liquid cooled.

Good shape. $2,000. Call 815-766-2523.

AUTOS WANTED

960

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CASH 4-CARS

We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

All Calls Answered!

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2008 Jeep Sahara Unlimited Wrangler 4 door, dual top, 4 wheel dr. automatic, and towing package.

Under 60K mi. $17,000 815-284-7566

TRUCKS

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2005 Ford Explorer, 2wd. New tires, brakes, alt., battery 94K mi. $7500/obo 815-438-5485 or 815-718-5561.

4X4S

912

1990 GMC w/ Meyers plow, works $4,900. Call 626-8916

4WD snow great!

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1998 Dodge Ram 2500, V10, ext. cab w/4 doors. 4X4.

Only 124K mi. New tires. $3,000/obo.

815-718-1151

PARTS & ACC.

925

8ft. Solid fiberglass red topper for Chevy. Exc. cond. $100 OBO 815-225-7904

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THE BEST CASH PAID FOR JUNK or

Unwanted (running or not)

VEHICLES $100-$500

We Pay the BEST! Guaranteed!

Fastest Pickup All calls answered 7 days a week.

Licensed Dealer

815-973-0628

Top Dollar for Junk cars and farm equipment.

815-719-9079 We Buy Used cars & trucks.

Call Dixon ATV 815-288-2146

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

TODAY’S CLUE: A equals B “ H N K W R Z R O O S T I T P H S N ‘ S N R O H YBOTXO’ RWRMV ORKOTX AES H OSHDG YV XTOR HX ... YKGHXJ OEMR SNR ONTP NKO K OTEZ.” -- YKSS JMTRXHXJ Previous Solution: “The lesson of Pearl Harbor ought never to be forgotten ... We need to keep that in mind.” -- Oliver North (c) 2014 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 12-8

Astrograph

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Slow down and make critical decisions based on facts. Think matters through and ferret out information that can help you make a wise choice. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don’t jeopardize your reputation. Stay away from anyone whose ethics or morals are in question. Others will judge you by the company you keep.

Choose your friends wisely.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Look for a challenge that stimulates your senses and motivates you to do your best.

Regardless of what path you take, patience and hard work will be required.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Ask pertinent questions, or someone will offer you a false impression. Choose a reliable

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t be a pushover. Stick to your plan and don’t let anyone talk you out of doing something you have your heart set on.

Missed opportunities will lead to regrets.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- An increase in professional commitments will keep you busier than usual. Undue stress will cause minor health problems. It’s OK to ask for help if you feel overwhelmed or if you fall behind.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Dealing with relatives may try your patience. Pick your battles.

If you turn a minor disagreement into a major confrontation, everyone will be upset and no one will come out a winner.

by someone, cozy up to fun, optimistic friends. Avoid sharing your disappointments with others, and keep your focus positive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your patience will be tested.

Your peers may feel that they have all the answers. Get your point across without alienating the people you deal with daily if you want to avoid repercussions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You’ll receive mixed signals from a colleague today. If you are not sure what is expected of you, ask. Speculation on your part will only add to the confusion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Today is about making money and getting ahead. Take control of your situation. Attend business courses, go for interviews and find a market for your ideas and skills.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Try not to get too frazzled about the changes going on around you.

Jumping to conclusions before all the facts are in will add to your distress.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you are feeling pressured

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Change can be a good thing

Change can be a good thing if you are adaptable. The growth you will experience this year should be embraced and allowed to unfold naturally. Welcome whatever comes your way and be open to the opportunities that adversity can offer. Take control and make things happen.

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Sales Your Site or Ours • Open Daily

PUBLIC AUCTION

• 05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT Leather, BOSE, Sunroof,

Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021 Tues. Dec. 9, 2014 3:00 P.M.

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

1995 Buick Riviera 187K mi., new tires, new radiator, runs good, $1800 815-973-2267

Honda Shadow 750 Spirit, Black less than 20k mi.

Great Christmas gift! $3,100 OBO 815-441-9362

2007 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4x4 $8,500 128k. mi.

Call Tom at 815499-4751

NEW REAL DEAL

1976 Ford LTD 4 Hardtop, Door good condition, Cell: 815-677-4240 or 815-946-2822

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FOR ITEMS OVER $300

Offer expires 12/31/14 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

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MOTORCYCLES

2000 Chevy Trail Blazer, runs good, great in snow. Red. 4X4. $1900/obo.

815-973-9480.

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ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $38!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

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• Misc. lawn chairs • Lawn & garden tools, misc. outdoor decor, pots, lawn ornaments, etc.

• 5 pc. wood patio set • Canning jars, canning pot • Christmas tree, new drinking glasses in box • Misc. costume jewelry, some new in boxes • Collectible dolls, some with stands or in boxes • Christmas village decor • 3 very neat hand carved motorcycles 12” in length • Set of approx. 65 pc. Pfaltzgraff dishes and matching lidded flour, sugar, coffee and tea canister sets • Lots on new items, paint brushes, tool shop tape measures, mini hammer, double ended drive bits.

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Grandfather clock Howard-Miller, 2 boat storage shelves with drawers, queen size poster bed, large China hutch, small computer desk, wall pictures, 6 kitchen bar stools (3 with backs), bakers rack, exercise bike, vacuum, misc. hanging clocks, walnut mantel clock, microwave, misc. collection of canes.

Food Stand

Auction City Sales Auctioneer: Lee Hollingsworth Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730

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Sudoku!

Answer on B9

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Mon.-Thur. 9-7 • Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 8:30am-4pm *Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. Photos for illustration only.